Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Rye
Nose: Gloriously garish rye grains - wood cocktail bitters
- foam bananas from a pick ‘n’ mix - grilled peaches - bergamot oil - warm
cherry pie drenched in Madagascan vanilla custard - toffee popcorn - ground
cinnamon - ripe avocado - dill pickles - poly cement (Airfix) glue and
exuberant echoes of the brands signature charcoal mellowing.
Palate: Sweet
charred oak - rye spice - sugared almonds - freshly grated nutmeg - Dentyne
cinnamon chewing gum - caramelized fennel fronds - peach and apricot Muller Fruit
Corner yogurt - Tiptree orange marmalade smeared over buttered granary toast - Luxardo
maraschino cherries - more of those ripe avocados and something moreishly menthol-esque.
Finish: A
sassy spiced, teasing Tennessee treat, of lush liquid Americana on the finish
front, that neither under or overstays its welcome on the palate.
Summary: As a
big fan of both Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Select and the much underrated but
ever growing rye whisky category, I was beyond intrigued to find out more about this latest
release. After sampling I can well and truly confirm that it offers up some
very ‘good, good, good, good rye-brations’! In addition to being a superb solo
sipper, it also just happens to make a rather fine and dandy Old Fashioned.