Jack Daniel's Belle of Lincoln

Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Silver Select

I had the regular Old No 7 from Jack Daniel’s before and now tried the big brother, the Single Barrel Silver Select. He has a lot in common with the Old No 7 (sweet corn, vanilla, coconut and oranges with a tiny bit of banana), but the higher ABV (50% instead of Old No 7’s 40% ABV) does give an extra kick. In fact, I took me by surprise. Ouch! On...

Score 75/100

Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Rye

Say what you like about Jack Daniel's but they are a big (slight understatement) distillery that still do things in as much of a traditional way as possible. They make their own barrels, charcoal and, well, that's about it; but they also have a lot more in their line up than the world famous Old No.7. This relatively new single barrel rye...

Score 88/100

Jack Daniel's Single Barrel 14-5813

TIFF is finally over! I had my final screening this evening, and after having 19 films playing this year - and seeing many more - I needed to celebrate with something I will like but is not too challenging (so I'll save cracking open that single cask Macallan for another day). So, let's go back to my ol' standby, Jack Daniel's Single Barrel....

Score 90/100

Jack Daniel's Gentleman Jack

This is definitely a step up from the run of the mill Jack Daniels but it was nothing I could get really excited about. I had two fingers with a cube of ice and it was still a bit rough on the edges. Jack in my mind is a mixing whisky and it was not easy to drink straight, even the higher end Jack. Money could be better spent elsewhere...

Score 65/100