LYNCHBURG, Tenn. — It’s the first rye whiskey from the Jack Daniel Distillery with the Bottled-In-Bond designation and one of the most highly anticipated American whiskey releases of the year. This week, The Jack Daniel Distillery introduced Jack Daniel’s Bonded Rye Whiskey as the newest member of its Bonded Series – a line of innovative expressions that honors the distillery’s heritage of whiskey-making excellence.

Bonded Rye will be the bottle featured at a Bottling Signing at the Jack Daniel Distillery with Master Distiller Chris Fletcher on Tuesday, September 12 from 8:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. The White Rabbit Bottle Shop will open at 8:00 a.m. that day. There is a limit of two signed items per visitor.

Single distiller, single season and matured in a government bonded warehouse for at least four years

As stipulated by the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897, a bonded whiskey must be distilled by a single distiller during a single season, matured in a government bonded warehouse for at least four years, and bottled at 100 proof.

“The Bottled-in-Bond designation on Jack Daniel’s Bonded Rye is another stamp of quality, assuring consumers that every drop of our whiskey is made right here in Lynchburg at the Jack Daniel Distillery with the highest standards possible,” said Chris Fletcher, Jack Daniel’s Master Distiller. “Bonded Rye features our uniquely crafted rye grain bill at 100 proof, delivering a unique and balanced profile that drinkers have come to expect and seek out from our rye releases.”

Jack Daniel’s Bonded Rye has a grain bill of 70 percent rye, 18 percent corn, and 12percent malted barley and is charcoal mellowed before aging in new, handmade American white oak barrels. It opens with notes of dried fruit followed by lingering hints of toffee, imparting a bold, complex, and balanced taste with a rye spice finish.

With packaging inspired by the original design of the 1895 Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey bottle, Jack Daniel’s Bonded Rye will be available in 700mL bottles across the U.S. for a suggested retail price of $31.99. It’s now available now across the U.S., Jack Daniel’s Bonded Rye is a Tennessee Rye Whiskey bottled at 100 proof (50 percent alc. by vol.), and is the first rye whiskey from the Jack Daniel Distillery with the Bottled-in-Bond designation.

Jack Daniel’s Bonded Series includes Jack Daniel’s Bonded, Triple Mash and now Bonded Rye. For more information, visit this link. •

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