We draw all of our color and most of our flavor from our barrel.īourbon must be matured in new, charred-oak barrels. Unlike some other whiskies, bourbon contains no artificial coloring or flavoring. While Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel is more robust in character and flavor and is bottled at a higher proof. Jack Daniel’s Old No.7 and Gentleman Jack are both 80 proof or 40% alcohol. And Jack does just that.īourbon must also be bottled at no less than 80 proof or 40% alcohol by volume. It comes over the still at 140 proof, or 70% alcohol.Ī bourbon must enter the barrel at no more than 125 proof, or 62.5% alcohol by volume. A bourbon must be distilled at no more than 160 proof, or 80% alcohol by volume. Using a fine grade of yellow corn in its mash. Jack Daniel’s certainly qualifies here, being crafted in America’s oldest registered distillery.Ī bourbon’s grain bill must be at least 51% corn. A standard that Jack Daniel’s meets and then does it one better.īy law, a bourbon must be made in America. Bourbon-Whiskey is made according to a very high standard of quality. It’s a Tennessee Whiskey and it says so right on the bottle. Why is Jack Daniels not considered a bourbon?
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