Jack Daniel’s has released a bottle that stands apart from what many drinkers expect from the Lynchburg distillery. On February 24, 2025, the company announced Jack Daniel’s 14-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey, the first time since the early to mid-1900s that it has offered an expression at that age.
What makes this Jack Daniel’s release different
The new bottle is part of Jack Daniel’s annual Aged Series, which also includes Jack Daniel’s 12-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey Batch 3 and 10-Year-Old Batch 4. According to the distillery, the 14-year-old expression is the oldest age statement Jack Daniel’s has released in the last 100 years or more.
That alone makes it unusual for a brand still most closely associated with Old No. 7. Instead of a familiar everyday pour, this release leans into extended aging and limited availability, which puts it closer to a collector bottle or special-occasion whiskey than a standard shelf staple.
Master Distiller Chris Fletcher said in the company’s announcement that the aged series was built to honor Jack Daniel’s legacy and reflect the kind of age-stated lineup available during his era. Fletcher also said the new 14-year-old builds on that effort by bringing back the oldest age statement the brand has offered in over a century.
What’s in the bottle, and what shoppers should know
Jack Daniel’s says the 14-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey uses the distillery’s classic mash bill of 80% corn, 12% malted barley, and 8% rye. It is distilled in Lynchburg, Tennessee, and mellowed through 10 feet of sugar maple charcoal, the same basic process used for Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7.
The company lists the 14-year-old at 126.3 proof, or 63.15% alcohol by volume. In its tasting notes, Jack Daniel’s describes sweet bakery spices and layers of oak on the nose, followed by cinnamon, creamy butterscotch, rich leather, aged oak, and pipe tobacco on the palate.
For shoppers comparing the full release, the 12-Year-Old Batch 3 is bottled at 107 proof, or 53.5% alcohol by volume, while the 10-Year-Old Batch 4 is 97 proof, or 48.5% alcohol by volume. Jack Daniel’s says the three whiskeys are being sold in 700 mL bottles, with suggested retail prices of $149.99 for the 14-year-old, $94.99 for the 12-year-old, and $84.99 for the 10-year-old.
Where it fits in Jack Daniel’s recent specialty releases
This bottle follows a recent stretch in which Jack Daniel’s has pushed further into limited and higher-end whiskeys. In October 2025, for example, the distillery introduced Single Barrel Special Release Tanyard Hill Rye, a barrel proof Tennessee rye matured in one of the distillery’s older barrelhouses and sold in limited quantities across the U.S. at a suggested retail price of $79.99.
That rye release used a 70% rye, 18% corn, and 12% malted barley mash bill and came in at a barrel proof range of 130.2 to 148.8 proof. Compared with that whiskey, the 14-year-old Tennessee Whiskey shows a different kind of rarity. It is not a rye and not framed around a single barrelhouse story, but around age, history, and a style the distillery says had not been seen from Jack Daniel’s for generations.
For home bar shoppers, the practical takeaway is simple. Jack Daniel’s 14-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey is a limited U.S. release that arrived in February 2025, and the company says the 10-year-old will also reach select international markets beginning in summer 2025. If you see the 14-year-old on a shelf, it is not a new core bottle. It is one of Jack Daniel’s rarer recent releases.