{"product_id":"jack-daniels-12-year-batch-01","title":"Jack Daniel's 12-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey (Aged Series, Batch 1)","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 12-Year-Old Batch 1 is the distillery's first twelve-year-old, released 14 March 2023 alongside Batch 2 of the 10-Year. Same 80\/12\/8 mash as Old No. 7, charcoal-mellowed, twelve years in new toasted and charred oak, bottled at 107 proof (53.5% ABV) — ten proof points above the 10-Year, and the release that turned the Aged Series into a ladder rather than a single bottle.\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 first 12-Year-Old Jack Daniel's has ever released, and the bottle that made the Aged Series a range: until March 2023 the series was one whiskey.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e107 proof (53.5% ABV) — ten points above the 10-Year, and the strength every 12-Year batch has carried since.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eThe same grain bill as Old No. 7: 80% corn, 12% malted barley, 8% rye. What separates it is time and barrel position, not recipe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eCharcoal-mellowed through sugar maple before barreling, then twelve years in new, toasted and charred American white oak.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eThe Aged Series maturation trick: barrels start on the upper floors of the barrelhouse, where the heat works hardest, and are then moved down to the lower ricks to slow and extend the ageing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eReleased at $80 suggested retail — the series' baseline tier pricing before historical values adjusted forward.\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 (14 March 2023 press release):\u003c\/strong\u003e sweet and creamy notes of pipe tobacco, seasoned oak and butterscotch. \u003cem\u003eJack Daniel's reused that exact wording for Batch 3 in 2025\u003c\/em\u003e, so it describes the expression rather than this bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe distillery's own framing, which matters here:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jack Daniel's states that while batches in the Aged Series carry slight variations, \u003cem\u003ethe predominant notes of oak, butterscotch and tobacco can be found in each whiskey\u003c\/em\u003e. Its batch notes are written at the expression level and reused — so the attributed reviewer readings below do the work of telling one batch from another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis batch:\u003c\/strong\u003e Breaking Bourbon rated the debut very highly — a nose of confectioners' sugar and molasses they called near perfect and among the best in recent memory; a palate equally rich, with molasses and baking spices over a creamy mouthfeel carrying cherry and sweet oak; a finish turning to leather with plum and black currant, closing on lingering tannic charred oak. Their verdict framed it against the 10-Year directly: the whiskey they had hoped 2021's release would be. Attributed as a reviewer's reading.\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 Tennessee whiskey shelf at Midnight Whiskey\u003c\/a\u003e, Batch 1 is where our Aged Series stacks stopped being a single bottle. The 10-Year had proved Lynchburg would put age statements back on labels; this proved there was a ladder behind it. It shipped the same day as \u003ca href=\"\/products\/jack-daniels-10-year-batch-02\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe 10-year that shipped beside it\u003c\/a\u003e — the pairing the series has repeated every year since — and hands forward to the second batch.\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\u003e12 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\u003e107 proof (53.5% 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, toasted and charred American white oak; upper floors first, then relocated to the lower ricks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700 mL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRelease\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 March 2023, US\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\u003eDebuts in a numbered series hold their place the way first vintages do, and this one has a stronger claim than most: it is the first twelve-year-old whiskey Jack Daniel's has ever put out, and reviewers who track the series treated it as the release that justified the whole programme. It also anchors the pricing story story arc across the early allocations. The batch number is printed on the neck; confirm it before paying a debut premium, because the labels barely change year to year and only one of these is the first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- RECOMMENDED SERVING --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eRecommended Serving\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eNeat, tulip, x minutes — 107 proof over twelve years arrives with more weight than the 10-Year and rewards air more than water. A few drops open the molasses and cherry the reviews describe. The pour that makes the case is beside the same day's 10-Year Batch 2: identical mash, two more years, ten more proof points, and the whole argument of the Aged Series in two glasses.\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 runs the classic Jack Daniel's mash — 80% corn, 12% malted barley, 8% rye, the same grain bill as Old No. 7 — mellowed through ten feet of sugar-maple charcoal before it ever touches wood, which is the Lincoln County Process that makes Tennessee whiskey its own category. It then fills new, toasted and charred American white oak. The Aged Series adds one move the standard whiskey does not get: barrels begin on the upper floors of the barrelhouse, where Lynchburg's heat drives the hardest extraction, and are then relocated to the lower ricks, where the swing is gentler, to extend maturation without the oak taking over. Twelve years of that produced the first 12-Year-Old in the distillery's history, bottled at 107 proof.\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 12 Year Batch 1?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eBatch 1 is bottled at 107 proof, or 53.5% ABV — ten proof points above the 10-Year, and the strength every 12-Year batch has carried since. As a batched annual release the figure is fixed for every bottle of Batch 1. Unlike the 10-Year, which has held 97 proof across every release, the distillery has not committed to 107 as a permanent number for this expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhy was the Jack Daniel's 12-Year introduced?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eBecause the 10-Year worked. Jack Daniel's released its first age-stated whiskey in over a century in 2021, and the response persuaded the distillery to build a range rather than repeat a single bottle. Batch 1 of the 12-Year arrived in March 2023 alongside Batch 2 of the 10-Year — the pairing the Aged Series has repeated every year since, adding a 14-Year in 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eHow is the 12-Year different from the 10-Year?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eTwo more years and ten more proof points, from the same 80% corn, 12% malted barley, 8% rye mash — the same grain bill as Old No. 7. Neither the recipe nor the charcoal mellowing changes. What changes is time in new toasted and charred oak, and the strength it is bottled at: 97 proof for the 10-Year, 107 for the 12. The series is built so that difference is the only variable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jack Daniel Distillery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46038244982818,"sku":"082184009000-1","price":349.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/5566\/1602\/files\/image_a844f2b2-30ae-40e5-a50a-9b80e3909d84.png?v=1784330667","url":"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/jack-daniels-12-year-batch-01","provider":"Midnight Whiskey ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}