Jack Daniel’s Has a 14 Year Old Tennessee Whiskey in the Works — Here’s What We Know So Far

(Photo: TTB)

Jack Daniel’s, Tennessee’s biggest distillery, submitted labels to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau for a 14-year-old whiskey in March.

We don’t know when this expression will debut, but when it does, it will become the oldest Jack Daniel’s release in the modern era. In the past several decades, Jack Daniel’s has been known for its mass-produced, affordable expressions, particularly the classic Old No. 7.

More recently, however, Jack Daniel’s has been expanding its releases beyond the palates of the everyday drinker and begun putting out expressions for the hardcore whiskey enthusiasts. This clear strategic shift has been evidenced by many releases in the past few years, such as Sinatra Select, Bonded Bourbon, Bonded Rye, Coy Hill Single Barrel, Triple Mash, the Distillery Series, Twice Barreled American Single Malt, Single Barrel Barrel Proof Rye, 10 Year Old and 12 Year Old.

There’s a lot we don’t know yet about Jack Daniel’s 14 Year Old — like when it will release, how many bottles will be available or what its suggested retail price will be — but we do know a few things about this exciting upcoming release, thanks to the labels the distillery submitted to the TTB.

What We Know About Jack Daniel’s 14 Year Old Tennessee Whiskey

It will usurp Jack Daniel’s 12 Year Old as the oldest JD expression in modern times. Jack Daniel’s 12 Year Old had the whiskey world abuzz when it debuted in 2022, and for good reason. Jack Daniel’s makes incredible whiskey, and the 12-year-old expression displayed just how delicious Jack’s distillate can be with extended aging. Jack Daniel’s 14 Year Old will deliver an even older product, and we can’t wait.

It’s bottled at barrel proof — 125 proof, to be specific. Hallelujah! Jack Daniel’s 10 Year and 12 Year are great, but 10 in particular suffers from a sub-50% ABV. The 12-year expression is bottled at 53.5% ABV, which is a solid proof point, but we’re excited to try the 62.5%-ABV 13 Year.

It’s distilled and bottled by Jack Daniel’s. No surprise here. Jack Daniel’s makes its own whiskey; it doesn’t source from other producers. Still, it’s good to see the brand make this clear on the label.

It will be a limited release. No surprise there. No producers have enough barrels of whiskey as old as 14 years to offer it as a regularly available product. It just takes too long to age for that to be feasible, sadly. As much as we’d all love to taste this expression, it’s almost certainly going to be difficult to track down.

It will be sold in 700-milliliter bottles. Although the U.S. typically uses 750-milliliter bottles, the standard around the world is 700. Jack Daniel’s has previously expressed its intent to switch over to 700-milliliter bottles in the future, at least on the limited release front. Consistency in bottle size makes exporting easier.

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