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Batch 3 shipped alongside the first-ever Jack Daniel's 14-Year-Old, which ended this expression's two-year run as the oldest whiskey the distillery sold.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eThe series in one line, from that release: 10-Year at 97 proof, 12-Year at 107, and the new 14-Year at 126.3 — because the 14-Year alone is bottled at barrel proof, so its number is measured rather than chosen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e107 proof (53.5% ABV), unchanged since the 2023 debut.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eSame grain bill as Old No. 7 — 80% corn, 12% malted barley, 8% rye — charcoal-mellowed, then twelve years in new toasted and charred oak, upper floors first and then the lower ricks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eIts producer note is word-for-word the note Jack Daniel's issued for Batch 1 in 2023. That is not an error on this page; it is what the distillery published.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eReleased at $94.99, alongside the 10-Year at $84.99 and the 14-Year at $149.99.\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 (February 2025 press release):\u003c\/strong\u003e sweet and creamy notes of pipe tobacco, seasoned oak and butterscotch. \u003cstrong\u003eThat is word for word the note Jack Daniel's published for Batch 1 two years earlier.\u003c\/strong\u003e It is the expression's description, not this batch's.\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\u003eNo batch-specific reviewer reading is carried here yet.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rather than borrow a neighbouring batch's tasting note — which is exactly the migration this corpus forbids — this card says what is known and stops. It will be filled when a verified reading of Batch 3 is in hand.\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\u003eAmong \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tennessee-whiskey\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eour upper-rick Tennessee whiskeys\u003c\/a\u003e Batch 3 marks the moment the Aged Series became a range rather than a pair — the 14-Year arrived the same day and took the top of the ladder from it. Behind it sits \u003ca href=\"\/products\/jack-daniels-12-year-batch-02\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe 2024 second batch of the 12-year\u003c\/a\u003e; ahead, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/jack-daniels-12-year-batch-04\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe fourth batch, March 2026\u003c\/a\u003e. Its companion that February is \u003ca href=\"\/products\/jack-daniels-10-year\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe 2025 10-year batch\u003c\/a\u003e — the first 10-Year to ship internationally.\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 3\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\u003eFebruary 2025, 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\u003eBatch 3's significance is positional rather than sensory: it is the last 12-Year released while the 12-Year was still the ceiling, and the first released after it wasn't. The 14-Year arrived the same morning. For anyone building the Aged Series as a set, February 2025 is the date the whole shape resolved — three ages, three proofs, climbing together. The batch number is on the neck, and it is the only reliable identifier; the producer note on this release is identical to Batch 1's and will not tell the two apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- RECOMMENDED SERVING --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eRecommended Serving\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eNeat, tulip, unhurried. At 107 proof this needs air rather than water, and the honest way to drink Batch 3 is in the flight it was released into: the 10-Year at 97, this at 107, the 14-Year at 126.3, in that order. That is the experiment Jack Daniel's shipped that February, and it is more instructive than any single pour of the three.\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\u003eNothing in the specification separates Batch 3 from its siblings, which is the design: 80% corn, 12% malted barley and 8% rye — the Old No. 7 grain bill — mellowed through sugar-maple charcoal before barreling, then twelve years in new, toasted and charred American white oak. The Aged Series runs its barrels on the upper floors of the barrelhouse first and relocates them to the lower ricks to extend maturation, so what varies between batches is which barrels were chosen and how their two-stage journey went. Released in February 2025 at 107 proof, alongside Batch 4 of the 10-Year and the distillery's first 14-Year-Old.\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 12 Year Batch 3?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eBatch 3 is bottled at 107 proof, or 53.5% ABV — unchanged from the 2023 debut. In the release it shipped in, the series read 97 proof for the 10-Year, 107 for the 12-Year and 126.3 for the new 14-Year. The first two are house decisions that hold from batch to batch; the 14-Year is bottled at barrel proof, so its figure is measured and moves — the following year's batch came in at 117.6.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhen was Jack Daniel's 12 Year Batch 3 released?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eFebruary 2025, in limited quantities across the United States, at a suggested retail of $94.99. It was announced alongside Batch 4 of the 10-Year-Old and the first Jack Daniel's 14-Year-Old — the release that completed the Aged Series ladder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhat was released alongside Jack Daniel's 12 Year Batch 3?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eBatch 4 of the 10-Year-Old and the first-ever Jack Daniel's 14-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey, the distillery's oldest expression since the early 1900s. That made Batch 3 the last 12-Year released while the 12-Year was still the top of the range. 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