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It came in at 117.6 proof, nine points below the inaugural 126.3, because nobody chose either number: the barrels did.\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\u003eOnly the second 14-Year-Old produced at Jack Daniel's in over a century, in the distillery's own words.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e**117.6 proof against Batch 1's 126.3** — a nine-point drop in one year, and the clearest demonstration in the Aged Series of what barrel proof actually means. The 10-Year holds 97 and the 12-Year 107 because those are decisions. This is a measurement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eReviewers put the drop down to where the barrels slept: older stock moved to lower, cooler floors to slow the ageing — which is precisely the policy Chris Fletcher has described for the series' oldest whiskey.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eSame grain bill as Old No. 7: 80% corn, 12% malted barley, 8% rye, charcoal-mellowed through ten feet of sugar-maple charcoal before barreling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eReleased March 2026 in a three-expression wave: 10-Year Batch 5 at 97 proof, 12-Year Batch 4 at 107, and this at 117.6.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eBatch-bound page: Batch 2 only. On this expression the printed proof identifies the batch by itself.\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 2026):\u003c\/strong\u003e aromas of sweet bakery spices and molasses with layers of oak; a palate opening on cinnamon and creamy butterscotch, balanced with rich leather that lingers into aged oak and pipe tobacco.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis batch, and the reviewers split hard.\u003c\/strong\u003e Drinkhacker called it a big step up on the inaugural release, flirting with a high grade but still with growing to do. Bourbon \u0026amp; Banter found chocolate dominating everything — chocolate-covered cherries on the nose, a palate like boozy chocolate syrup without the cloying sweetness, with the usual tobacco and charred oak pushed aside. Amongst the Whiskey was unconvinced: buttery but a proof tingle too hot to sit with, a little one-noted, with only whisper-thin cherry, fig and plum behind the barrel funk. Three readings, all attributed, none reconciled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy this expression's notes are worth more than its siblings':\u003c\/strong\u003e Jack Daniel's states that across the Aged Series the predominant notes of oak, butterscotch and tobacco run through every whiskey, and it has reused batch notes verbatim on the 10-Year and 12-Year. The 14-Year is the exception — it is bottled at barrel proof, so the batches genuinely diverge, and the distillery has written each one fresh.\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\u003eThe newest bottle on \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tennessee-whiskey\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eour barrel-proof Tennessee shelf\u003c\/a\u003e, and the one that settles what the Aged Series means by barrel proof. Set it against \u003ca href=\"\/products\/jack-daniels-14-year-batch-01\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe 126.3-proof inaugural 14-year\u003c\/a\u003e — same age, same mash, same charcoal, nine proof points apart, and nothing between them but which barrels were chosen and where they slept. Beside it that March, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/jack-daniels-12-year-batch-04\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe 2026 12-year batch\u003c\/a\u003e held 107 exactly, as it always does.\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; barrel proof)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 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\u003e117.6 proof (58.8% 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 American white oak; older stock moved off the top-floor ricks to lower floors\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\u003eMarch 2026, 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 2 is the buy-at-retail window on the series' oldest whiskey, and it is also the batch that makes a two-bottle vertical worth owning: 126.3 and 117.6, fourteen years apiece, one year apart. No other expression in the Aged Series can show you that, because no other one is bottled at barrel proof. It divides opinion more sharply than anything else Jack Daniel's has released recently — one reviewer's step up is another's one-noted barrel funk — which is usually a sign a whiskey is doing something rather than nothing. The printed proof identifies the batch; you do not need the neck stamp for this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- RECOMMENDED SERVING --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eRecommended Serving\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eNeat, tulip, no rush. At 117.6 this is gentler than the debut and reviewers who found Batch 1 too hot should start here. A few drops of water bring the butterscotch and bakery-spice side forward against the leather. The pour that earns the bottle is beside Batch 1: two glasses, one age, nine proof points, and the entire argument for barrel-proof bottling in front of you.\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 never changes — 80% corn, 12% malted barley, 8% rye, the Old No. 7 grain bill — mellowed drop by drop through ten feet of sugar-maple charcoal before barreling, then fourteen years in new American white oak. What changes is where the barrels sleep and what they measure at the end. Chris Fletcher has described the constraint plainly: Lynchburg's top-floor ricks run hot enough that stock held this long turns wood-driven, so older barrels are moved to lower floors to blunt the barrel's impact. Reviewers reading Batch 2 against the debut attribute the nine-point drop to exactly that. No water is added at bottling, so 117.6 is what came out of the wood.\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 14 Year Batch 2?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003e117.6 proof, or 58.8% ABV, bottled at full barrel proof with no water added. That is nine points below the inaugural Batch 1's 126.3 — the two are the same age, the same mash and the same process, so the gap is entirely a matter of which barrels were selected and where they matured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhy is Batch 2 of the 14-Year lower proof than Batch 1?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eBecause nobody set either number. The 14-Year is the one Aged Series expression bottled at barrel proof, so the strength reports the barrels. Reviewers attribute Batch 2's lower figure to cooler, lower-floor maturation — and Chris Fletcher has described that policy directly: Lynchburg's top-floor ricks run hot enough that older stock is now moved down to keep the barrel from dominating the whiskey. Lower and cooler means less concentration, and a gentler proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eHow old is Jack Daniel's 14 Year?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eFourteen years, and it is the oldest expression Jack Daniel's sells — only the second 14-year-old the distillery has produced in over a century, by its own account. 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