![]() ![]() We are hard pressed to understand why Jack Daniel’s would charge so much for a product that is unaged, eclipsing the price even for its premium Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Whiskey. At $50, Jack Daniel’s Unaged Rye is one of the most expensive unaged products on the market. ![]() This is an extremely pleasing spirit that is well thought out, well produced, and very well integrated. When it comes to unaged whiskey, we’ve been a little skeptical few major releases have shown that the category is anything more than a distiller’s sandbox, but Jack Daniel’s Unaged Rye has made us believers. As with the flavor, the mouthfeel transitions to being much more crisp and dry, finishing superbly. The mouthfeel of Jack Daniel’s Unaged Rye is also superb, slightly soft at the start but not overly heavy. There’s a natural progression from the midpalate to the finish where the flavors ease out and linger with slight dryness that is pleasing but doesn’t halt the enjoyment of the whiskey’s flavor. All of the pieces are extremely well integrated in the midpalate. This sharpness reads as a slight spice but without any burn. In the mid palate the fruit notes become undertones to the rye, which is slightly sharp but balances well with the sweet undertone. The entry follows the nose with some soft and slightly sweet fruit notes including the dried cherry which then quickly dissipate into the shaper rye grain flavor. Some unaged spirits have a sharp and wild character to the nose, but there’s none of that here. The nose is extremely aromatic without any harshness or vapors. The nose on Jack Daniel’s Unaged Rye is sweet and fruity with raspberry, rye grain, dried cherry, and honey. The significance of this can not be understated: this is the first new mashbill from Jack Daniel’s in over 100 years. The new Jack Daniel’s Unaged Rye has a considerable amount of rye in it, with a mashbill consisting of 70 percent rye, 18 percent corn and 12 percent malted barley. Not only is Jack Daniel’s offering a spirit that is unaged, it’s also veering off the path from its legendary Tennessee Whiskey recipe and adding rye grain to the mix. ![]() Jack Daniel’s Unaged Rye Whiskey (40% / 80 proof, $49.99) is an absolute game changer. Some of the other offerings, like Heaven Hill’s Trybox Series, which are the same new make spirit that’s used to make their aged whiskey, are nearly unpalatable. To date, some of the best entries in the unaged whiskey space have been products that are specifically designed to be consumed unaged, like Finger Lakes Distilling Glen Thunder or Dark Corner Moonshine. The products in the unaged whiskey category go by many names: white dog, white whiskey, moonshine, new make spirit, or just simply unaged whiskey. Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey completely redefined the landscape for flavored whiskey, and we feel that the Jack Daniel’s Unaged Rye Whiskey is going to do the same for the unaged whiskey category. Jack Daniel’s is one of the top selling spirits in the world, and when they make a move in the whiskey space, everyone follows. This is all about to change with the introduction of Jack Daniel’s Unaged Rye Whiskey. Many of the entries in this space come from small independent micro-distillers who release their unaged spirits in hopes of generating capitol to survive as their aged whiskey sits in casks slowly aging. Until now, the unaged whiskey category has had a lot of buzz surrounding it but very little traction. ![]()
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