{"product_id":"jack-daniels-10-year-batch-02","title":"Jack Daniel's 10-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey (Aged Series, Batch 2)","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n.mw-master-container{\n  --mw-accent: #d2cbc1;   \/* metallic foil  *\/\n  --mw-glow:   #93200c;     \/* power color    *\/\n  --mw-bg:     #2c2d2f;       \/* deep lowlight  *\/\n  --mw-text:#e0e0e0; --mw-muted:#b8b8b8; --mw-hair:#222;\n  font-family: inherit; background:var(--mw-bg); color:var(--mw-text);\n  line-height:1.7; padding:24px; margin-bottom:60px;\n}\n\/* scoped resets: neutralize theme heading styles inside the block *\/\n.mw-master-container h2, .mw-master-container h3{\n  margin:0; padding:0; font-family:inherit; line-height:inherit; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-h3{ color:var(--mw-accent); font-weight:bold; text-transform:uppercase;\n  font-size:0.9rem; letter-spacing:2px; margin-top:40px; display:block;\n  border-bottom:1px solid var(--mw-glow); padding-bottom:8px; margin-bottom:20px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-accent{ color:var(--mw-accent); font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-accent:hover{ color:#fff; text-decoration:underline; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-info-box{ background:linear-gradient(90deg, var(--mw-bg) 0%, var(--mw-glow) 100%);\n  padding:25px; margin:25px 0; border-radius:0 4px 4px 0; border:1px solid var(--mw-hair);\n  border-left:4px solid var(--mw-accent); }\n.mw-master-container .mw-list{ margin:0; padding-left:20px; font-size:0.95rem; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-grid{ display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr; gap:30px; margin:30px 0; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-card{ background:rgba(255,255,255,0.02); padding:25px;\n  border:1px solid var(--mw-glow); border-radius:4px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-card-label{ color:var(--mw-accent); font-weight:bold; font-size:0.75rem;\n  text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-card-body{ margin-top:20px; font-size:0.9rem; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-card-body p + p{ margin-top:10px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-table{ width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; margin-top:15px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-table td{ padding:14px 0; border-bottom:1px solid var(--mw-hair);\n  color:#ccc; font-size:0.95rem; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-table td:first-child{ font-weight:bold; width:38%; color:var(--mw-accent);\n  text-transform:uppercase; font-size:0.75rem; letter-spacing:1px; }\n.mw-master-container details{ background:rgba(255,255,255,0.03); border:1px solid var(--mw-hair);\n  border-radius:4px; margin-bottom:15px; }\n.mw-master-container summary{ padding:18px; color:var(--mw-accent); font-weight:bold; cursor:pointer;\n  outline:none; list-style:none; display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:center;\n  text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1px; font-size:0.85rem; }\n.mw-master-container summary::after{ content:'+'; font-size:1.2rem; }\n.mw-master-container details[open]{ border:1px solid var(--mw-accent); }\n.mw-master-container details[open] summary::after{ content:'-'; }\n.mw-master-container .details-content{ padding:0 20px 20px 20px; font-size:0.95rem; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-q{ font-size:0.95rem; font-weight:bold; color:var(--mw-text); margin-top:14px; }\n.mw-master-container .details-content .mw-q:first-child{ margin-top:0; }\n@media (max-width:768px){ .mw-master-container .mw-grid{ grid-template-columns:1fr; } }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-master-container\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- TL;DR (speakable, GEO) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"speakable\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eJack Daniel's 10-Year-Old Batch 2 arrived in March 2023, the second numbered batch of the Aged Series — and the one that turned a 2021 debut into an ongoing run, after a year in which no 10-Year shipped at all. Same 80\/12\/8 mash, charcoal-mellowed, ten years in new charred oak, 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 second batch — and the proof the Aged Series was a series, not a one-off.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eReleased March 2023: the distillery's own list runs Batch 1 in 2021 straight to Batch 2 in 2023. There is no 2022 batch of this whiskey.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e97 proof (48.5% ABV), matching the debut — the 10-Year's strength has never moved.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e80% corn, 12% malted barley, 8% rye; charcoal-mellowed through the Lincoln County Process; ten years in new charred American white oak.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eUnited States only, allocated tightly — the series' international run began two batches later.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eRoughly 18,000 bottles, against about 24,000 for the debut — a smaller second batch, and the release that set the annual pattern.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eBound to Batch 2 only: every batch is its own bottling, and this page describes no other.\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\u003eProducer note (March 2023 press release):\u003c\/strong\u003e oak forward, with layers of dark fruit and bittersweet cocoa. Worth knowing: \u003cstrong\u003eJack Daniel's issued the identical note for Batch 4 two years later\u003c\/strong\u003e, so it describes the distillery's standing intent for the expression more than anything unique to this bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis batch:\u003c\/strong\u003e Breaking Bourbon read the 2023 as noticeably more fruit- and oak-forward than the debut, and less sweet overall — red raspberry, banana and stewed apples with cinnamon and sweet charred oak on the nose; cranberry, plum and dried fruit a shade darker on the palate; then oak ramping through a dry finish of leather and barrel char, closing on light smoke. Their verdict: a whiskey that tastes older than it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviewers disagreed sharply on this batch, which is worth knowing.\u003c\/strong\u003e One found it excellent; another, tasting it beside the 12-Year, called it light and lacking in flavour for 97 proof. Both are readings, presented as readings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe expression:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jack Daniel's published no note specific to Batch 2; its standing 10-Year note is apple and caramel into molasses, chocolate and barrel spice, closing long and warm.\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\u003eOn \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tennessee-whiskey\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe Lynchburg shelf at Midnight Whiskey\u003c\/a\u003e, Batch 2 is the quiet structural bottle: the release that set the series' late-winter rhythm after an eighteen-month wait. It sits between \u003ca href=\"\/products\/jack-daniels-10-year-batch-01\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe September 2021 debut batch\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/jack-daniels-10-year-batch-03\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe February 2024 third batch\u003c\/a\u003e, and the three read as one argument about what a fixed age and a fixed proof leave room for: the barrels.\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 2\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\u003eMarch 2023, 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\u003eBatch 2 is the connoisseur's oddity in the chain: the batch after the gap. The series skipped 2022 entirely, so 2021 and 2023 sit adjacent on a complete shelf — a quirk worth knowing before assuming a year is missing from your run. As with every batch, the number on the neck is the identity; the label design barely changes year to year, so the neck stamp does the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- RECOMMENDED SERVING --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eRecommended Serving\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003ePour it neat in a tulip and give it a few minutes; 97 proof needs no dilution to open. Where this batch earns its place is in a flight — set it against the debut and the flavour drift between two identically specified whiskies is the whole lesson of the Aged Series. Water only if the oak sits forward for your palate.\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\u003cp\u003eThe mash is Jack Daniel's constant: 80% corn, 12% malted barley, 8% rye. Before barreling, the new-make drips through ten feet of packed sugar-maple charcoal — the Lincoln County Process, the legally defining step of Tennessee whiskey — and then spends ten years in new charred American white oak at Lynchburg. Season by season the whiskey moves in and out of the wood, and rickhouse position decides how hard; a decade of that movement is what the age statement is selling. Batch 2 was assembled and bottled at 97 proof in early 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\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 2?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eBatch 2 is bottled at 97 proof, or 48.5% ABV, matching the debut batch. Jack Daniel's has held the 10-Year at the same strength across the whole series, letting the character shift with each year's barrels rather than the proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhen was Jack Daniel's 10 Year Batch 2 released?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eBatch 2 arrived in March 2023, again in limited quantities and in the United States only. The gap after the September 2021 debut moved the series onto the late-winter release rhythm it has kept since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWas there a Jack Daniel's 10 Year release in 2022?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eNo. Jack Daniel's released no batch of the 10-Year in 2022 — the distillery's own release list runs Batch 1 in 2021 directly to Batch 2 in 2023. 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