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Rating 92
Style
American Whiskey
Whiskey
Produced In Tennessee
United States
ABV 72.95%
Availability Limited
Price $80.00 
Reviewed By
Reviewed 2025-10-27

Jack Daniel’s Tanyard Hill Rye Review

Jack Daniel’s Tanyard Hill Stats and Availability

This latest offering in Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Special Release Series shorts you a few milliliters as it’s only available in 700mL bottles. It will be found across the U.S. in limited quantities beginning late October 2025, with a suggested retail price of $79.99. Last year’s Single Barrel LE (limited edition), Coy Hill, was also released at that fairly reasonable price and quickly ballooned to well over $300 on the secondary market.

Jack Daniel’s Tanyard Hill Review

It seems something has gotten into the limestone spring water at Jack Daniel’s over the last decade. If, as we entered this century’s bourbon renaissance, the brand really only offered their classic, 80 proof Tennessee whiskey — and some lowest-common-denominator flavored offerings — they have really begun cranking out exciting bottlings of late.

This year alone has seen Jack Daniel’s 14-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey, Jack Daniel’s Heritage Toasted Single Barrel, and even a barrel-proof sweet mash distillery-only release. Surely these aren’t for the sorts of Old No. 7 obsessives who get the logos tattooed on their bodies; they’re for the nerds.

Never could that be more evident than when Jack goes hazmat.

So here we have their latest in the Single Barrel Special Release Series, just a year after they hit a homerun with last year’s (and 2022’s) critically-acclaimed Coy Hill, with some of those barrels going as high as 155 proof.

The name refers to the brand’s Tanyard Hill campus, which just so happens to be located next to Coy Hill. Wow! Magic must be happening in them thar hills. At the least, there’s one warehouse on Tanyard Hill where barrels were filled in 2015 and left to age in a climate that experiences “the deep winter and summer weather cycles of the hollow,” creating a “one-of-a-kind expression,” claims the brand in their press release.

At Jack Daniel’s standard rye mash bill of 70 percent rye, 18 percent corn, and 12 percent malted barley, it’s not particularly spicy or herbal in terms of rye, but there’s no denying the zip from the proof. It singes the tip of your tongue and jackhammers its way down your throat.

Is it drinkable?

For the proof, for the kinds of guys like me who frequently deal in hazmat…I suppose so. The nose is hot, no question, but on the palate a pleasant sweetness comes through — Rolos maybe, with hints of dark fruit and a little nuttiness. There’s a little leather and pipe tobacco too, with tannic oak on the finish.

Is it “one-of-a-kind” in terms of the American whiskey world at large? Of course not — three new hazmat ryes have been released since you started reading this piece. But is it one-of-a-kind for Mr. Jack? It just very well might be.

Whatever the case, it’s very good.

Jack Daniel’s Tanyard Hill Rye Rating

92/100

Jack Daniel’s Tanyard Hill Recap

If you don’t particularly care for classic Jack — or Tennessee whiskey whatsoever — this will be eye-opening to you. If you have loved Jack Daniel’s previous LEs, this will also be for you. It’s rare that the brand dips its toes into rye whiskey, and hazmat proof, and it is fun to see what exactly that can taste like. If found at retail price, it’s a buy all day.

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Jack Daniel’s Tanyard Hill Rye

Jack Daniel’s Tanyard Hill Stats and Availability

This latest offering in Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Special Release Series shorts you a few milliliters as it’s only available in 700mL bottles. It will be found across the U.S. in limited quantities beginning late October 2025, with a suggested retail price of $79.99. Last year’s Single Barrel LE (limited edition), Coy Hill, was also released at that fairly reasonable price and quickly ballooned to well over $300 on the secondary market.

Jack Daniel’s Tanyard Hill Review

It seems something has gotten into the limestone spring water at Jack Daniel’s over the last decade. If, as we entered this century’s bourbon renaissance, the brand really only offered their classic, 80 proof Tennessee whiskey — and some lowest-common-denominator flavored offerings — they have really begun cranking out exciting bottlings of late. This year alone has seen Jack Daniel’s 14-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey, Jack Daniel’s Heritage Toasted Single Barrel, and even a barrel-proof sweet mash distillery-only release. Surely these aren’t for the sorts of Old No. 7 obsessives who get the logos tattooed on their bodies; they’re for the nerds. Never could that be more evident than when Jack goes hazmat. So here we have their latest in the Single Barrel Special Release Series, just a year after they hit a homerun with last year’s (and 2022’s) critically-acclaimed Coy Hill, with some of those barrels going as high as 155 proof. The name refers to the brand’s Tanyard Hill campus, which just so happens to be located next to Coy Hill. Wow! Magic must be happening in them thar hills. At the least, there’s one warehouse on Tanyard Hill where barrels were filled in 2015 and left to age in a climate that experiences “the deep winter and summer weather cycles of the hollow,” creating a “one-of-a-kind expression,” claims the brand in their press release. At Jack Daniel’s standard rye mash bill of 70 percent rye, 18 percent corn, and 12 percent malted barley, it’s not particularly spicy or herbal in terms of rye, but there’s no denying the zip from the proof. It singes the tip of your tongue and jackhammers its way down your throat. Is it drinkable? For the proof, for the kinds of guys like me who frequently deal in hazmat…I suppose so. The nose is hot, no question, but on the palate a pleasant sweetness comes through — Rolos maybe, with hints of dark fruit and a little nuttiness. There’s a little leather and pipe tobacco too, with tannic oak on the finish. Is it “one-of-a-kind” in terms of the American whiskey world at large? Of course not — three new hazmat ryes have been released since you started reading this piece. But is it one-of-a-kind for Mr. Jack? It just very well might be. Whatever the case, it’s very good.

Jack Daniel’s Tanyard Hill Rye Rating

92/100

Jack Daniel’s Tanyard Hill Recap

If you don’t particularly care for classic Jack — or Tennessee whiskey whatsoever — this will be eye-opening to you. If you have loved Jack Daniel’s previous LEs, this will also be for you. It’s rare that the brand dips its toes into rye whiskey, and hazmat proof, and it is fun to see what exactly that can taste like. If found at retail price, it’s a buy all day.

Reviewed On: 10-27-2025
92
POINTS
Jack Daniel’s Tanyard Hill Rye

Jack Daniel’s Tanyard Hill Stats and Availability

This latest offering in Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Special Release Series shorts you a few milliliters as it’s only available in 700mL bottles. It will be found across the U.S. in limited quantities beginning late October 2025, with a suggested retail price of $79.99. Last year’s Single Barrel LE (limited edition), Coy Hill, was also released at that fairly reasonable price and quickly ballooned to well over $300 on the secondary market.

Jack Daniel’s Tanyard Hill Review

It seems something has gotten into the limestone spring water at Jack Daniel’s over the last decade. If, as we entered this century’s bourbon renaissance, the brand really only offered their classic, 80 proof Tennessee whiskey — and some lowest-common-denominator flavored offerings — they have really begun cranking out exciting bottlings of late. This year alone has seen Jack Daniel’s 14-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey, Jack Daniel’s Heritage Toasted Single Barrel, and even a barrel-proof sweet mash distillery-only release. Surely these aren’t for the sorts of Old No. 7 obsessives who get the logos tattooed on their bodies; they’re for the nerds. Never could that be more evident than when Jack goes hazmat. So here we have their latest in the Single Barrel Special Release Series, just a year after they hit a homerun with last year’s (and 2022’s) critically-acclaimed Coy Hill, with some of those barrels going as high as 155 proof. The name refers to the brand’s Tanyard Hill campus, which just so happens to be located next to Coy Hill. Wow! Magic must be happening in them thar hills. At the least, there’s one warehouse on Tanyard Hill where barrels were filled in 2015 and left to age in a climate that experiences “the deep winter and summer weather cycles of the hollow,” creating a “one-of-a-kind expression,” claims the brand in their press release. At Jack Daniel’s standard rye mash bill of 70 percent rye, 18 percent corn, and 12 percent malted barley, it’s not particularly spicy or herbal in terms of rye, but there’s no denying the zip from the proof. It singes the tip of your tongue and jackhammers its way down your throat. Is it drinkable? For the proof, for the kinds of guys like me who frequently deal in hazmat…I suppose so. The nose is hot, no question, but on the palate a pleasant sweetness comes through — Rolos maybe, with hints of dark fruit and a little nuttiness. There’s a little leather and pipe tobacco too, with tannic oak on the finish. Is it “one-of-a-kind” in terms of the American whiskey world at large? Of course not — three new hazmat ryes have been released since you started reading this piece. But is it one-of-a-kind for Mr. Jack? It just very well might be. Whatever the case, it’s very good.

Jack Daniel’s Tanyard Hill Rye Rating

92/100

Jack Daniel’s Tanyard Hill Recap

If you don’t particularly care for classic Jack — or Tennessee whiskey whatsoever — this will be eye-opening to you. If you have loved Jack Daniel’s previous LEs, this will also be for you. It’s rare that the brand dips its toes into rye whiskey, and hazmat proof, and it is fun to see what exactly that can taste like. If found at retail price, it’s a buy all day.

Reviewed On: 10-27-2025