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The classic 80\/12\/8 mash, charcoal-mellowed, ten years in new charred oak, bottled at 97 proof (48.5% ABV).\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- ELEMENTAL DISTINCTION --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eThe Elemental Distinction\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-info-box\"\u003e\n    \u003cul class=\"mw-list\"\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eThe debut: Batch 1 opened Jack Daniel's Aged Series in September 2021 and restarted age statements at Lynchburg after a gap of more than a hundred years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e97 proof (48.5% ABV) — the strength the 10-Year has held in every batch since.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eThe classic Jack Daniel's mash: 80% corn, 12% malted barley, 8% rye.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eCharcoal-mellowed through ten feet of sugar maple before barreling — the Lincoln County Process that defines Tennessee whiskey — then ten years in new charred American white oak.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eMatured high in the rickhouse. Reviewers reading the debut found the top-floor time unmistakable in how dry the whiskey drinks — the hot end of the warehouse, where extraction runs hardest.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eUnited States only, in a small allocation; international availability did not arrive until Batch 4.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eRoughly 24,000 bottles — the largest 10-Year batch to date, and half again the size of the Batch 2 that followed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eEach batch in the series is a separate, numbered bottling — this page is bound to Batch 1 and nothing else.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- SENSORY + STRATEGIC GRID --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-grid\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card\"\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-card-label\"\u003eSensory Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card-body speakable\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis batch:\u003c\/strong\u003e reviewing the debut in 2021, Breaking Bourbon found the top-floor maturation unmistakable — a surprisingly dry palate led by charred tannic oak, dried raisins and tobacco leaf, with light sweet corn, burnt caramel, dry leather and a touch of rye spice underneath, and a finish where the leather turns progressively drier against a slow rye heat. Their summary is the useful part: a profile far from the sweeter banana register of standard Jack Daniel's. Attributed as a reviewer's reading, not a producer note.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe expression:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jack Daniel's publishes one standing note for the 10-Year — cooked apple and caramel with soft oak on the nose, rich molasses, chocolate and barrel spices on the palate, and an incredibly long, warm finish — and issued nothing specific to Batch 1.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card\"\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-card-label\"\u003eStrategic Position\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card-body\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eBatch 1 is the historical anchor of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tennessee-whiskey\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eour charcoal-mellowed Tennessee shelf\u003c\/a\u003e: the bottle that proved Lynchburg would put real age statements back on labels. Everything the Aged Series became — the 12-Year, the 14-Year, the batches counted on every neck — starts here. Its direct successor is \u003ca href=\"\/products\/jack-daniels-10-year-batch-02\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe second batch, from March 2023\u003c\/a\u003e, which turned a debut into a series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- TECHNICAL SPECS --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003ctable class=\"mw-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJack Daniel Distillery, Lynchburg, Tennessee\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTennessee Whiskey (age-stated; Aged Series)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBatch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBatch 1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProof \/ ABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e97 proof (48.5% ABV)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMash bill\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e80% corn, 12% malted barley, 8% rye\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProcess\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLincoln County Process (sugar-maple charcoal mellowing)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaturation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNew charred American white oak\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRelease\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSeptember 2021, US only\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTennessee, USA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- COLLECTOR NOTE --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eCollector Note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eThe debut batch carries the story: first double-digit age statement from Lynchburg in over a century, and the opening entry of a series that now runs five batches deep. Debuts in a numbered series hold their place the way first vintages do — later batches may drink differently, but only one of them started it. Batch number is printed on the neck; confirm it before paying a debut premium, because the bottles look near-identical year to year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- RECOMMENDED SERVING --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eRecommended Serving\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eNeat first, in a tulip glass — at 97 proof there is no heat to tame, and the point of the debut is to taste what a decade in Lynchburg wood actually did. A teaspoon of water loosens the oak if the pour feels tight. If you own a later batch, pour them side by side; the series was built for exactly that comparison.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- ACCORDION DEEP-DIVES --\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eProduction Methodology\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eBatch 1 begins from Jack Daniel's classic mash of 80% corn, 12% malted barley and 8% rye. The new-make spirit is mellowed through ten feet of sugar-maple charcoal before it ever touches wood — the Lincoln County Process, the step that makes Tennessee whiskey its own category — then fills new charred American white oak and rests ten years at Lynchburg. Barrel position in the rickhouses drives the flow of whiskey into and out of the wood with the seasons, which is the character the age statement exists to capture. Bottled at 97 proof as the series' founding release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eAuthentication \u0026amp; Vault Preservation\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eEvery bottle sold through Midnight Whiskey is sourced as an authentic, sealed product and inspected before it ships. Orders are packed with padded, glass-rated handling and require an adult signature (21+) on delivery; we do not ship to anyone unable to verify legal drinking age. For our full sourcing and handling protocols, see \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/authentication-standards\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eour editorial and authentication standards\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhat proof is Jack Daniel's 10 Year Batch 1?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eJack Daniel's 10-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey Batch 1 was bottled at 97 proof, or 48.5% ABV — the strength the 10-Year has carried in every batch since. As a batched annual release, that figure is fixed for every bottle of Batch 1, and it sits as the gentlest proof in the Aged Series, below the 12-Year's 107.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhen was Jack Daniel's 10 Year Batch 1 released?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eBatch 1 launched in September 2021, in limited quantities in the United States only. It opened Jack Daniel's Aged Series, the annual run of age-stated releases that later added a 12-Year and then a 14-Year expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhy was Jack Daniel's 10 Year Batch 1 significant?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eIt was Jack Daniel's first whiskey with a double-digit age statement in more than a century — the distillery had not put a number like that on a label since the early 1900s. The 2021 debut restarted age statements at Lynchburg and set the template for the numbered annual batches that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@graph\": [\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"Product\",\n      \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/jack-daniels-10-year-batch-01#product\",\n      \"name\": \"Jack Daniel's 10-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey (Aged Series, Batch 1)\",\n      \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/jack-daniels-10-year-batch-01\",\n      \"mainEntityOfPage\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/jack-daniels-10-year-batch-01\",\n      \"image\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/jack-daniels-10-year-batch-01.jpg\",\n      \"description\": \"Jack Daniel's 10-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey Batch 1 is the September 2021 debut of the annual Aged Series — the distillery's first double-digit age statement in over a century — made from an 80% corn, 12% malted barley, 8% rye mash, charcoal-mellowed and matured ten years in new charred American oak, bottled at 97 proof (48.5% ABV).\",\n      \"sku\": \"[PLACEHOLDER_SKU]\",\n      \"mpn\": \"[PLACEHOLDER_MPN]\",\n      \"gtin13\": \"[PLACEHOLDER_GTIN]\",\n      \"brand\": {\n        \"@type\": \"Brand\",\n        \"name\": \"Jack Daniel's\"\n      },\n      \"manufacturer\": {\n        \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n        \"name\": \"Jack Daniel Distillery\"\n      },\n      \"releaseDate\": \"2021-09\",\n      \"category\": \"Tennessee Whiskey\",\n      \"additionalProperty\": [\n        {\n          \"@type\": \"PropertyValue\",\n          \"name\": \"Proof\",\n          \"value\": \"97 proof (48.5% ABV)\"\n        },\n        {\n          \"@type\": \"PropertyValue\",\n          \"name\": \"ABV\",\n          \"value\": \"48.5% ABV\"\n        },\n        {\n          \"@type\": \"PropertyValue\",\n          \"name\": \"Age statement\",\n          \"value\": \"10 years\"\n        },\n        {\n          \"@type\": \"PropertyValue\",\n          \"name\": \"Mash bill\",\n          \"value\": \"80% corn, 12% malted barley, 8% rye\"\n        },\n        {\n          \"@type\": \"PropertyValue\",\n          \"name\": \"Region\",\n          \"value\": \"Tennessee, USA\"\n        }\n      ],\n      \"offers\": {\n        \"@type\": \"Offer\",\n        \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/jack-daniels-10-year-batch-01#offer\",\n        \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/jack-daniels-10-year-batch-01\",\n        \"priceCurrency\": \"USD\",\n        \"price\": \"[PLACEHOLDER_PRICE]\",\n        \"availability\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/[PLACEHOLDER_AVAILABILITY]\",\n        \"itemCondition\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/NewCondition\",\n        \"seller\": {\n          \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n          \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/#org\",\n          \"name\": \"Midnight Whiskey\"\n        }\n      }\n    },\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n      \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/jack-daniels-10-year-batch-01#breadcrumb\",\n      \"itemListElement\": [\n        {\n          \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n          \"position\": 1,\n          \"name\": \"Home\",\n          \"item\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\"\n        },\n        {\n          \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n          \"position\": 2,\n          \"name\": \"Tennessee Whiskey\",\n          \"item\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/collections\/tennessee-whiskey\"\n        },\n        {\n          \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n          \"position\": 3,\n          \"name\": \"Jack Daniel's 10 Year Batch 1\"\n        }\n      ]\n    },\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n      \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/jack-daniels-10-year-batch-01#faq\",\n      \"about\": {\n        \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/jack-daniels-10-year-batch-01#product\"\n      },\n      \"mainEntity\": [\n        {\n          \"@type\": \"Question\",\n          \"name\": \"What proof is Jack Daniel's 10 Year Batch 1?\",\n          \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n            \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n            \"text\": \"Jack Daniel's 10-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey Batch 1 was bottled at 97 proof, or 48.5% ABV — the strength the 10-Year has carried in every batch since. 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