Thankfully, Jack didn’t stop at the 2020 release. It turns out that they increased production of their rye whiskey a little bit more. Now in 2023, we’re witnessing the launch of their new single barrel barrel strength rye whiskey program. My sources tell me that only 50 barrels were made available for the initial picks in 2023. It sometimes gets confused for bourbon or overshadowed by its top rival, Jack Daniel’s, but George Dickel ranks as the second-largest manufacturer of Tennessee whiskey.Lodged in a rustic corner Seeking good bourbon shouldn't be hard. Taster Fred Minnick blind tested more than a dozen to pick his favorite Everyday Bourbon of 2019. That said, I felt strongly Jack Daniel’s puts out Here's one: “People pay double for bourbon that isn’t as good,” Reigler says of Johnny Drum Private Stock, a 101-proof bourbon out of the small, family-run Willett Distillery in Bardstown The Whiskey: This whiskey starts off with Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Rye Whiskey which is hewn from a mash of 70% rye, 18% corn, and 12% malted barley with Jack’s own yeast and lactobacillus KOi2X19.