LYNCHBURG, Tenn. — It was selected by longtime Jack Daniel’s whiskey taster Clint Bailey and on Thursday, The Jack Daniel Distillery released the highly anticipated newest Distillery Series bottle just in time for the holidays, a Tennessee Straight Rye Whiskey Finished in High Toast Maple Barrels.

There will only be approximately 3,300 bottles available making it the most limited Distillery Series release to date.

And here’s a you-heard-it-here first tip, this bottle will be available beginning on Saturday, December 7 exclusively at the White Rabbit Bottle Shop at the Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg. You can also get your bottle signed during a Bottle Signing event during Christmas in Lynchburg from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Jack Daniel’s Visitor’s Center. Each visitor will be limited to two bottles each.

However, please note, the Bottle Shop opens at 8 a.m. Due to the cold weather, distillery security will not allow folks to line up outside the gate prior to the opening.

Finished atop Tanyard Hill for three additional years

Distillery Series Selection #14 begins with Jack Daniel’s traditional Tennessee Rye Whiskey grain bill of 70 percent rye, 12 percent malted barley and 18 percent corn and is charcoal mellowed before entering into a new, charred American white oak barrel. Once fully matured, the whiskey was then entered into a second high-toast, no-char maple barrel to finish atop Tanyard Hill for an additional three years to achieve a complex rye whiskey with a unique, lasting flavor. Initially released in 2022 as part of the Distillery Series, this rye whiskey was finished in a high toast maple barrel for an additional 20 months from that original release.

“Here at the Jack Daniel Distillery, we have the ability to experiment and pull different levers to innovate all along the whiskey making process, from grains all the way to the barrel,” said Chris Fletcher, Jack Daniel’s Master Distiller. “In this latest Distillery Series release, high toast maple barrels accentuate our award-winning rye whiskey while drawing out unprecedented seasonal flavors that lead to a special experience.”

The straight Tennessee Rye Whiskey has an aroma of tobacco and clove. Rich flavors of rye combine with notes of dried fruit, chocolate and caramel to build on a sweet maple finish, softening the peppery rye spice and creating the perfect sip for the season.

Jack Daniel’s Distillery Series Tennessee Straight Rye Whiskey Finished in High Toast Maple Barrels is bottled at a robust 107 proof (53.5 percent abv) in 375ml bottles. It will be available exclusively at the White Rabbit Bottle Shop at the Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, Tenn. beginning December 7, with a suggested retail price of $43.99. •

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