Fark pointed out today that Jack Daniel’s has quietly lowered the proof of its flagship Black Label Tennessee Whiskey, from 86 to 80.
I’ll be going out tomorrow to see if there are any of the big bottles left in our local liquor stores—at 86 proof. And I might even sign a petition…
In the meantime, these other fine bourbons and Tennessee whiskeys are still at their original higher proofs:
- Labrot and Graham’s Woodford Reserve (90.4 proof)
- Henry McKenna’s (100 proof)*
- Knob Creek (100 proof)
- Old Forester (86 proof)*
- Elijah Craig (94 proof)*
- Maker’s Mark (90 proof)
- And, ironically, Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel (94 proof)
* Have not personally tried but have heard they’re good.