These Manic Monday Reviews will be short and sweet. There will be basic background information, a bottle review, and will be posted irregularly; unlike the weekly Friday reviews. These reviews will focus on older or past releases, single barrel releases, bottles that were lost or forgotten on my shelf, or whenever I just want to focus on the bourbon, not the write-up. With that said, today’s review is of the Jack Daniel’s 10-Year-Old Batch 01.

Bottle Information

From the Jack Daniel’s website: Jack Daniel’s 10 Year Old Tennessee Whiskey highlights the modern day world-class whiskey expertise of our Distillery while honoring our past, and with a nod to Mr. Jack’s original bottles includes its age stated on the label as our Distillery did more than a century ago.

It has been around 120 years since the Jack Daniel Distillery offered a whiskey labeled as ten years of age or greater. But for the past decade we’ve been experimenting to create a whiskey that would honor the liquid Mr. Jack crafted at the end of the 1800s while keeping up with the growing demand for our whiskey around the world. We hope you agree that this very special whiskey was worth the wait.

• Distiller: Distilled and Bottled by Jack Daniel Distillery
• Mash Bill: 80% Corn, 12% Barley and 8% Rye
• Proof: 97
• Age: 10
• Year: 2021
• MSRP: $85
• 2026 National Average: $300
• Official Website

With that said, let’s get our taste on!

• Nose: Brown Sugar, Vanilla Cream, Cherry, Orange Peel, and Slight Oak
• Palate: Brown Sugar, Vanilla Cream, Cherry, Baking Spice, Oak, and Raisins/Figs
• Finish: Medium with Lasting Notes of Oak, Baking Spice, and Vanilla
• My Rating: Save It! (If you are lucky enough to come across this bottle in a store sitting on the shelf as I did, and at near MSRP, do hesitate to buy it! This first release is absolutely amazing, and I wish I had the pleasure of trying all five batches…)

Please remember, drinking bourbon is a personal adventure, so do not be afraid to drink it neat, with ice, or add some water. It’s your bourbon, you bought it, and you should enjoy it how you want to enjoy it!

Cheers! Prost! Sláinte!

Bourbon Bossman®