Review #207: Jack Daniels 12 Year Batch 2
Review #207: Jack Daniels 12 Year Batch 2 MASH BILL: 80% corn, 8% rye, 12% malted barley AGE: 12 years PROOF: 107 COST: $80 MSRP for 700mL bottle I picked up this bottle through an individual who was liquidating their whiskey collection. It was part of a bundle of 3 of the top Jack Daniel’s bottles of recent years: 2024 Coy Hill, JD12 Batch 2, and JD14 Batch 1. Even though the JDCH and JD14 were about half-full and the JD12 was only shy about 1 or 2 pours, I’m going to consider it an even split at $150 for each bottle. So, with the going rate of these bottles on secondary, at $150 it was a hell of a deal. I was very happy to be able to get this JD12 bottle in such a great deal considering how well it has been received in the whiskey world. Let’s pour it up and check it out! Reviewed neat in a Glencairn. APPEARANCE: Deep reddish, brown (1.8), syrupy with slow, fat legs. NOSE: Deep, rich sweetness. Butterscotch, caramelized bananas, vanilla cream, and mapl...
