By Richard Thomas As a Gen Xer guy, I was part of the tail end of the days when people bought actual printed girlie magazines, so I must make a confession/disclaimer in opening this interview: Carrie Stevens, Ms. June 1997, was my favorite from that era. Twenty years later, I tripped over her social media, remembered her, and became a ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Arguably the best decision made by the powers that be at Brown-Forman in recent years was to take Jack Daniel’s in new directions, allowing them to introduce twists on their extremely popular foundation whiskey, Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 (“Black Label”). One natural course for the Lynchburg distiller to follow was to tinker with their ...

Jack Daniel Distillery has launched its new Tennessee Tasters’ Selection, a line of limited release, experimental whiskeys, each carefully chosen by Jack Daniel’s Master Tasters to deliver unique and diverse experiences. The line will be sold exclusively at the Jack Daniel Distillery and select stores throughout Tennessee (so Tennessee-only). Each release is expected to be approximately 24,000 bottles followed with ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B Ironically, Jack Daniel’s introduction of a Bottled In Bond version of their Tennessee Whiskey, billed as a testimony to the heritage of the brand, also points directly to how the Bottled In Bond Act of 1897 is something of a dusty antique. Jack Daniel’s introduced its iconic square bottle in 1895, and the Progressive Era ...

The Jack Daniel Distillery is celebrating the historic art of barrel-making with a new special edition member of the Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Collection. Limited to just 200 barrels, Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel “Heritage Barrel” utilizes the unique barrel toasting techniques of the earliest coopers to create a new whiskey rich in flavor yet steeped in tradition. Master Distiller Jeff ...