Jack Daniels Fire

Soon to be expected from the Jack Daniel's distillery in Lynburg:

Jack Daniels Fire

Since the labels got approved on December 20th, 2013, it's only a matter of time before this will hit the shelves.
Apparently this will be a cinnamon based liqueur blended with Jack Daniels. Since this will not be a straight whiskey, the proof is 'only' gonna be 35%.
There will be some varieties out, a 750ml, a liter and a 1,75.

I, for one, can't wait. Hope they'll release this beauty in upcoming months.

Front label Jack Daniels Fire

 

Backlabel Jack Daniels Fire

Cello Jack Daniels Fire

2014

So we've closed a strange and weary 2013. On one side it has been an amazing year, meeting so many Jack fanatics from around the world on several occasions.
On the other side we had to overcome some familytroubles, and certainly hope it will all turn for the best in 2014.

I hope I'll get more time the work on this blog and keep you all informed on new realeases, background info and my personal collection.

I wish all of my readers, friends and relatives nothing more than the best for 2014.

To quote a good friend of mine: 'May the Jack be with you!'

Jack Daniels Rested Tennessee Rye

All of us, Jack Daniels enthusiasts, know of the existence of the Jack Daniels Unaged Tennessee Rye.

We all know about the argument between the TTB and Jack Daniels about this product. The TTB wanted to classify this as a 'neutral spirit' (which basically means vodka). But in the end the argument was settled and Jack Daniels could bring this product as an Unaged Tennessee Rye.

Being Dutch and thus living far, far away from the source, it took good friends and some time to get this bottle at my doorstep. But it eventually did and this one stands proudly in my collection.

After a good two year wait, since the launch of the Unaged Tennessee Rye, we're on the verge of the launch of the rested version of the Unaged Rye.
The TTB approved the bottledesign, labels and the definition of the product last October. So that means we're bound to see the Jack Daniels Rested Tennessee Rye on of these days now.

I would love to tell you about another argument about design of contence, but as far as I know, this time there aren't any. On the TTB application form it's stated the Rye rested for two years. The only thing strange on the application form is the "PLANT REGISTRY/BASIC PERMIT/BREWER'S NO. (Required) ".
As we all know and can see on the Unaged version's necktag, the Unaged Rye got a permit with DSP-TN-1.
For the Rested Tennessee Rye they've licensed with: DSP-TN-4. Does this mean the necktag on the Rested Rye bottles will carry this code?

I, for one, can't wait to see and sample this new product. I bet I have to walk a mile again in order to get myself a sampling bottle and a bottle for the collection.

Jack Daniels Gold N0. 27 (part 2)

As I wrote on September 22, here's further information on this bottle:

'

We are pleased to announce that our newest member to the Jack Daniel’s Family, Jack Daniel’s No. 27 Gold, will be launched on November 1st at Singapore’s Changi International Airport. 

Changi is not only one of busiest international airports in the world; it also has one of the premier duty free stores offering a prominent showcase to affluent international travelers.
 

Jack Daniel’s No. 27 Gold is an exquisitely refined and finished expression of our original Old No. 7 Tennessee Whiskey. As the No. 27 designation suggests, Jack Daniel’s Gold has been double barreled and double mellowed. Extra matured in golden-hued maple barrels and twice mellowed through sugar maple charcoal, Jack Daniel’s Gold offers warm hints of rich maple and an exceedingly smooth finish.  

Jack Daniel’s Gold is 40% alc/vol (80 proof) and will have a suggested retail price of approximately US$99 for a 700ml bottle. Due to the special way we craft Jack Daniel’s Gold, resulting in limited quantity, it will only be available through a few exclusive international airport duty free retailers. Distribution will most likely expand once we see how consumers respond to our newest line extension.     '

Sooooo.............anyone passing trough Singapore who's willing to get me one?

Jack Daniels Holiday Select

As the Holiday Season is about to start, Jack Daniels has a new Single Barrel out for the third consecutive year, called the Holiday Select.

Every year before X-mas quite a few barrels are stacked in Lynchburg as a X-mas tree. To build this 'tree' from barrels they use this plan to stack them safely

It even is such wonderful sight, even such barrel tree was stacked in London 2012.

Here you see the start of the barrel stacking

Here's an awesome picture of the finished (and decorated) 'tree'








Now I hear you wonder: 'Are those full barrels?' Well the answer to that is negative. The barrels are all empty. The whiskey that used to be aging in those barrels, they poured into bottles and called them Holiday Select. These bottles are a limited issue, because only whiskey from the designated 'tree'-barrels can be called Holiday Select.
Here are pictures from the Holiday Selects from three consecutive years, with the last picture being the 2013 HS.

2011

 

2012

 

2013

 

 

Normally you'll find the Holiday Select in 750ml bottles. Since they did a tree in London in 2012, even a 700ml Holiday Select 2012 exist.
To make this bottle even more collectable, apart from being it a limited bottle, is the South African version. This particular HS for the Sout African market bares the infamous South African alcohol code:

Master Distiller 2, Jesse B Motlow

Newly released by Jack Daniel's is the Master Distiller No. 2, Jesse B Motlow. Before writing about this bottle, just a bit of history on the Motlow family and their connection to Jack Daniel's.

The Motlows were nephews of Jack Daniel of Lincoln County, Tennessee. In early 1901 the Motlows visited Birmingham and made plans to invest in a distillery here. They approached the Farmer's Bank of Lynchburg, in which Jack Daniel had a significant share, for a loan, but were denied. They quickly raised enough capital to buy out the Georgia-based partners in the bank and installed Lemuel as president and their younger brother, Thomas, still finishing his studies at Vanderbilt University, as cashier.

At the time the only distillery operating in Birmingham was the Birmingham Distilling Co. Quickly after funds were raised the Motlow Distilling Company was opened as the Motlow Brothers Distillers by Lemuel, John Franklin 'Spoon' and Jesse Butler and was operated at various times under various names until the state of Alabama enacted statewide prohibition in 1915.

In the 1907 City Directory of Birmingham, the Motlow Distilling Company was classified as a saloon, while the Birmingham Distilling Company held the lone entry under the heading of "Distilleries". John Franklin was no longer shown as an officer of the company, and a Thomas B. Motlow of Lynchburg was listed as co-owner. That business closed in the wake of Jefferson Country's local prohibition, which went into effect in 1908.

 After Jefferson County's prohibition law was repealed in 1911, the company returned to business as the Jack Daniel Distilling Company, owned by Lem Motlow. Lemuel took over the entire operation after Daniel died that October and his brother Jesse Butler was made Master Distiller. The Birmingham distillery produced the famous "No. 7 Lincoln County Whisky" from Birmingham during the period that Tennessee had enacted statewide prohibition. The plant also produced Lem's corn whisky, and perhaps his famed peach brandy as well. A painted advertisement for "Motlow's Corn and Jack Daniells' No. 7 Lincoln County Whiskies" can still be seen in Birmingham.

In the 1915 the Motlows also started the Jack Daniel Distributing Company from Birmingham. Around the time the family also opened another distillery in St Louis, Missouri, which took over for the Birmingham plant when Alabama's statewide prohibition law took effect in 1915. National prohibition forced the company out of business entirely in 1918. The Motlow's eventually re-opened their uncle's old Lynchburg distillery.

So Jesse Butler Motlow was the second Master Distiller at Jack Daniel's. To commemorate this, Jack Daniel's released a special bottle, the second in the Master Distiller-series. However in the first released batch there is an error, a misprint, which will make the bottles sold before they got called back, a special one for collectors. In the picture below you can see the error.

Jesse B Motlow was in fact Master Distiller from 1911 to 1941. The error is on the label, where they printed Jesse being Master Distiller up to 1944!

Jack Daniel's Gold

Just yesterday there was a bottle signing at the distillery. A friend of mine talked to Randall and he showed the latest bottle they are working on. I for one think they are gonna release this one before X-mas 2013, but you never know.

So here's a picture of the soon to be released Jack Daniel's No. 27 Gold.

It is double barrelled Jack Daniel's with the second barrelling in Maple. It won't be cheap, and it's been said you have to bring mare $$ then for the Sinatra Select.
It's rumoured this bottle will be for the Asian market, like the Monogram they had years ago. But if they say it's for the Asian market, the 70cl doesn't make sense. Because when Asian, it should be a Liter version?

Here's a better picture of the backlabel.

  Up to now I can't give any more info on the 27-part. Could it be twice (2) matured No.7 ? Did it take 27 preruns to come up with this? 27 Days from the last new release?
As soon as I get more info, I'm gonna share it with you on here as well.