Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Select
Everyone knows the supermarket Jack Daniel's Old No. 7, but if you look a little further you will find a number of exciting bottlings from the same distillery. Besides the Single Barrel Select, which we have in the glass today, there are other Single Barrel bottlings, Bonded, Triple Mash and many more.The Single Barrel Select is the entry into the Jack Daniel's distillery bottlings that whisky lovers can take seriously and also enjoy neat.
The panel
Mean 71.0 · spread 4
Value for money 5/5
- Distillery
- Jack Daniel's
- Type
- Tennessee Whiskey
- Country
- USA
- Strength
- 45% ABV
- Character
- delicate
Tasting
Nose
If anyone has ever wondered whether whiskey can smell intensely of banana. The answer is clearly YES! And that is sweet, ripe bananas. Somewhere in there are a few other sweet fruity notes, a good portion of oak, and a hint of herbs. And banana. More banana. Banana anyone?
Palate
Banana? Yes, here too, and not too little. In addition, we taste a lot of vanilla, a little caramel, as well as the spicy oak that we could already perceive in the nose. And banana! Maybe a little leather and a little lactritz.
Finish
Slightly dry and yet fruity sweet, the Jack Daniel's closes with a medium-long finish.
Verdicts
Marcel
If you love banana notes in whisky, you’ll have a lot of fun here – it’s almost a fruit bomb! Still, I miss a bit of depth and character to truly celebrate this Single Barrel. For a quick sip on the go, though, it’s perfectly fine.
Sascha
This bottling shows a decent balance between sweet fruit notes and spicy oak, though the dominant banana aromas won’t be to everyone’s taste. Structurally solid, but it lacks the complexity and narrative arc to be considered a true Single Barrel classic.
What it is worth
We do not yet hold bottle-level auction results — that sits behind Whisky Hunter’s authenticated feed. What follows is the market for Jack Daniel's as a whole, which sets the weather for this bottling without pricing it.
Latest mean bid £100 across 600 lots · 2024-08