Jack Daniel’s Bonded and Jack Daniel’s Triple Mash
Photograph, courtesy Brown-Forman
The Jack Daniel distillery has simply introduced the discharge of two new, everlasting additions to its core vary. These two expressions, Jack Daniel’s Bonded and Jack Daniel’s Triple Mash, are the model’s first super-premium line extension in 25 years and are a part of the corporate’s long-term technique to “premiumize” its lineup of American whiskeys.
Jack Daniel’s is a model of Tennessee whiskey. Produced in Lynchburg, Tennessee, it’s America’s single best-selling model of whiskey.
In its fiscal 12 months ending April 2021, the corporate offered the equal of 29.4 million 9-liter circumstances of Jack Daniel’s whiskey, 12.5 million circumstances of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey, 12.5 million equal circumstances within the type of RTD (ready-to-drink) and RTP (ready-to-pour) merchandise and 4.4 million equal circumstances of different Jack Daniel’s expressions. Of the latter, just below half, 2.1 million 9-liter circumstances, have been represented by Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey Whiskey. Roughly two-thirds of the distillery’s output is exported to greater than 170 international locations.
All of the expressions in Jack Daniel’s core vary are based mostly on a mash invoice of 80% corn, 12% malted barley and eight% rye and endure a seven-day fermentation. The mash is distilled in copper column stills. Following distillation, the brand new make spirit is filtered by means of 10-foot-long columns of charcoal constructed from native, Tennessee, sugar maple wooden. The corporate produces all its charcoal on the premises.
The corporate has been owned by Brown-Forman since 1956.
Each new expressions are Bottled-in-Bond (BIB). Meaning they’re the product of a single distillery, made in a single season, are aged in a authorities bonded warehouse for at least 4 years and are bottled at 100 proof (50% ABV). Every season is six months, both January to June or July to December, and is designated as “Spring” or “Fall.”
The packaging of the 2 expressions was, in accordance with Grasp Distiller Chris Fletcher, impressed by the unique design of the 1895 Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey bottle.
Fletcher went on so as to add:
Jack Daniel’s Bonded and Triple Mash are a nod to our heritage with a contact of innovation and craftsmanship. These whiskeys are one other alternative for each our buddies and new drinkers to discover and uncover every part Jack Daniel’s has to supply.
Jack Daniel’s Bonded Tennessee Whiskey, BIB, 50% ABV, 700 ml, $29.99, makes use of the distillery’s commonplace mash invoice. In accordance with Fletcher:
Barrels have been hand chosen for his or her distinctive and specific traits of deeper coloration, taste, and aroma, which carry a darker, richer, and extra oak-forward character to Jack Daniel’s Bonded.
He described the whiskey as “a giant, daring Tennessee Whiskey at 100 proof with layered notes of caramel, wealthy oak, and spice giving option to a pleasantly lingering end.”
The whiskey is way darker than the standard Jack Daniel’s No. 7 and rather more intensely flavored. It’s easy, with a noticeable palate weight, and displays pronounced caramel and butterscotch notes accompanied by stone fruit and tropical fruit flavors, together with cinnamon and a little bit of clove. It’s barely astringent and peppery, with a extra noticeable oak wooden affect.
Each bottling consists of a mix of roughly 200 barrels, every of which was hand chosen by Fletcher. In accordance with Fletcher, the barrels are drawn from inventory that was meant for both the No. 7 expression or earmarked for bottling as a single barrel.
The Jack Daniel’s Triple Mash, BIB, 50% ABV, 700 ml, $32.99, is, because the title signifies, a mix of three distinct mash payments – 60% Jack Daniel’s Rye Whiskey (70% rye, 12% malted barley, 18% corn), 20% American Malt Whiskey (100% malted barley) and 20% Jack Daniel’s No. 7 (80% corn, 12% malted barley) and eight% rye.
The whiskey displays the identical caramel and butterscotch notes of Jack Daniel’s Bonded Tennessee Whiskey, together with the identical stone fruit and tropical fruit notes. It’s spicier, nonetheless, with extra pronounced cinnamon and clove notes and even a little bit of nutmeg because of the upper rye element within the total mix.
It’s additionally barely sweeter on the palate, exhibiting a particular honey observe, together with extra pronounced black pepper notes that linger over the end. Further notes of cooked cereal grains emerge because the whiskey opens up.
Each whiskeys endure the identical sugar maple charcoal filtration that every one the opposite Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey expressions obtain.
In accordance with Fletcher, the distillery plans to introduce an American Single Malt expression sooner or later.
Each Jack Daniel’s Bonded and Triple Mash can be out there domestically beginning in Might and can start worldwide distribution later within the 12 months. Each expressions may also be out there by means of ReserveBar from Might 3, 2022.
