Jack Daniel’s Showcases Its Rickhouse Locations With New Rye Release
Lynchburg, Tennessee’s Jack Daniel’s Disilltery has made a very limited release of Jack Daniel’s Special Release Small Batch Rye, which consists of five high-proof batches of Tennessee Rye Whiskey sourced from Coy Hill, Boiler Hill, and Fire Brigade Fields barrelhouses. Presented at barrel proof in 375 mL bottles and proof points ranging from 142.7 to 146.1, the special release represents some of the most unparalleled and limited Tennessee Rye Whiskey to emerge from the Lynchburg distillery.
A total of 129 Tennessee Rye Whiskey barrels with entry dates spanning 18 months (from February 2016 to August 2017) were matured for an average of 10 years across three barrelhouse groups. The well-known Coy Hill produced two of the five batches while two new locations, Boiler Hill and Fire Brigade Fields are where three additional batches were matured. Forged in the heart of Lynchburg, Coy Hill, Boiler Hill and Fire Brigade Fields showcase three unique landscapes at the Jack Daniel Distillery which allow for the maturation process to truly take over and craft a rye whiskey of unparalleled depth. Jack Daniel’s Master Distiller Chris Fletcher and his team carefully identified and selected each barrel for qualities of intense flavor and high proof, resulting in a limited release of the five batches.
“I believe our Tennessee Rye Whiskey recipe is among the most exciting innovations to come out of the Jack Daniel Distillery in the past two decades,” said Fletcher. “In recent years, we began to identify barrels at some of our hidden gem barrelhouses that were simply too low-yielding for other bottlings like Bonded Rye and Single Barrel Rye, but had the potential to produce high character whiskey. This small batch release truly showcases how place and time can create intense, bold flavor that is unmistakably Jack.”Jack Daniel’s Special Release Small Batch Rye features Jack Daniel’s classic Tennessee Rye Whiskey mash bill of 70% rye, 18% corn, and 12% malted barley, which is charcoal filtered before maturing in new oak barrels. While there are variations from batch to batch, the release generally features bold aromas of black pepper and burnt oak with notes of spice and caramel, followed by a finish including light cinnamon, leather, and butterscotch.
Jack Daniel’s Special Release Small Batch Rye is available in very limited quantities this month for $64.99 exclusively at the Jack Daniel Distillery’s White Rabbit Bottle Shop in Lynchburg, Tenn.
