Jack Daniels Bonded Whisky-750ML

For over 150 years, since its founding in 1866,Jack Danielsmade a single recipe: Tennessee whiskey. Then in 2017, the distillery released its first rye. Now, the best-selling whiskey in America is stepping into yet another style one that will surprise, and hopefully delight, craft spirits fans.

Jack Daniels is debuting a new line extension called the Bonded Series, starting with two releases. The first one is a bottled-in-bond Tennessee whiskey effectively a higher-proof, more oak-forward version of the classicOld No. 7.(Its also a different flavor profile from the bottled-in-bond Jack Daniels that came out a few years ago at travel retail.)

The second release features quite a different recipe. Jack Daniels Triple Mash is a blend of straight whiskeys: all distilled in-house, filtered through sugar maple charcoal, matured in new charred oak barrels, and meeting the requirements of bottled-in-bond made in a single season. The base of the blend is 60 percent Jack Daniels rye, layered with 20 percent Tennessee whiskey.

But its the third whiskey that reveals a big secret the distillery has been sitting on. Making up 20 percent of the blend, the final whiskey in Triple Mash is distilled from 100 percent malted barley. Yes, Jack Daniels is making single malt whiskey, and Triple Mash offers the first taste.