Jack Daniel's Tennessee Rye

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Jack Daniel's straight rye whiskey, made from a mash bill of 70% rye. Charcoal mellowed through sugar-maple charcoal, it pairs peppery rye spice with a soft sweetness.

Details

Brand	Jack Daniel's
Distillery	Jack Daniel Distillery
Origin	USA / Tennessee
Style	RyeAmerican rye whiskey is made from a mash of at least 51% rye and aged in new charred oak containers. It tends to be spicier and drier than bourbon.
Age	NAS
ABV	45%
Cask	—

Flavour profile

Smoky
Sweet
Fruity
Spicy
Rich

* Editorial estimate.

Tasting notes

Nose: Sweet fruit with spicy rye and oak.
Palate: Sweet caramel and dry baking spice, with peppery rye in the background.
Finish: Soft and fairly smooth, with lingering spice.

* Editorial tasting notes.

How to enjoy it

Cocktails
Highball
On the rocks

Its rye spice makes it a natural base for a Manhattan or Old Fashioned. As a highball, the spice stays lively and refreshing.

Food pairing

Pastrami sandwiches, barbecue and spiced sausages.

Background & production

Made at the Jack Daniel distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee. Launched in 2017, Tennessee Rye uses the first new grain recipe at the distillery in well over a century: 70% rye, 18% corn and 12% malted barley.

Like Old No. 7, the new spirit is filtered through sugar-maple charcoal — the Lincoln County Process required for Tennessee whiskey — before it goes into barrels. It carries no age statement and is bottled at 45%.