Jack Daniels Green Label

I am partial to Jack Daniels Green Label, but can't for the life of me determine what the difference is supposed to be between it and black label.

Does anyone know the ins and outs on this?

[silverfish]

I've been told that the difference is warehouse level and
selection. The Black and SB come from the top floors,
while Gentleman and Green come from the lower floors.

Since the Green label is now in wider release we can now
find it in NY. The shelf tag read "It comes from the cooler
parts ofthe barrel house" or words to that effect.

[Raapio]

The difference between the black and green label is the time of "aging"
Black label age for 4 years, green label for aprox 2 years. No matter what the location in the warehouse. So you could say green label has less quality. But that's a personal thing.

Single barrel indeed comes from the "topfloors" of the warehouse as well as the Silver select.

Gentleman Jack is "charcoal mellowed" twice instead of one time which is the thing with the other Jack Daniels brands

What is Jack Daniel’s Green Label Tennessee Whiskey?
Jack Daniel's Green Label is a lighter, less mature whiskey with a lighter color and character. The barrels selected for Green Label tend to be on the lower floors and more toward the center of the warehouse where the whiskey matures more slowly.

From JD website

So is the green jc relatively new? Anyone with answers:
hammer@live.com.ph

Jack Daniel's rotates all of its barrels throughout different floors and different places of the various wharehouses, no product is simply left on the top floor. Also green label is not a shorter maturation process, it merely has been rated by the master distillers as not meeting the same grade as the black label.

[velocci]

i once read this to.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Jack Daniel's rotates all of its barrels throughout different floors and different places of the various wharehouses, no product is simply left on the top floor. Also green label is not a shorter maturation process, it merely has been rated by the master distillers as not meeting the same grade as the black label.

[velocci]

does anyone know the ranking of all the JD bottles? from what I understand, its:

1. single barrel
2. gentleman's jack
3. black label
4. green label.

is this correct?

Hello,
Just came across this post and thought I'd chime in here. Jack Daniels distillery at one time labled their whiskey as being aged 7 years. So they apparently used to have a set age time (at least for the Black Label). At some point around the early 1990s they stopped labeling their whiskey with an age on the bottle. So it appears to me that around that time they were looking for another (maybe more efficient) way to get their mature whiskey to market without having to wait so long, relying now more on professional taste tests rather than set time limits to determine maturity . Also they seem to have reduced the proof for the Black Label from 90 down to 80 recently. Now both Green and Black are both 80 proof. Despite these changes made by Jack Daniels in recent years what is amazing to me is how they have managed to produce a very consistant taste throughout the decades. The taste of the recent product (both Green and Black) has not changed or varied much at all when comparing old bottles from as far back as 80 years ago to recently release bottles of today. They must be doing something right at Jack Daniels!!

The Green Lable is too often seen and regarded as the low-end stepchild Jack Daniels product, but it is more than worthy in my opinion. It's pretty good stuff, I like it in an old fashioned glass, no ice, just neat. A real man's whiskey that has remained true to it's roots. I wish more things today would remain true to their roots. The Green Label is actually the original Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey and the only one of the distilleries whiskeys that Jack Daniels himself would have known in his lifetime. The Black Label wasn't created until 1912, a year after Jack died. Lem Motlow created the more mature Black Label in honor of his uncle Jack. How do I know all this? Well when you've known Jack as long as I have you are sure to pick up lots of information about the regulars in your life over the years ;-) I also like Wild Turkey 101 proof too.

[Jojo]

Welcome to the Whisky.com Forum westernhunter! Looking forward to reading your posts : ) Cheers, Jojo

[Raapio]

Found some info on the locations of certain Jack Daniels brands.
Also the bottom two floors were Green Label & Gentleman Jack. Everything else was Jack Black (mixed, not blended)

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Jack Daniel's rotates all of its barrels throughout different floors and different places of the various wharehouses, no product is simply left on the top floor.

Jack Daniel does not rotate its barrels. Green Label and Gentleman Jack are typically from lower levels of the barrel house. Single Barrel comes from a single barrel from the upper levels of the barrel house. With Black Label, Jack Daniel mingles barrels from each level of the barrel house to obtain a consistent flavor.

I know for a fact there is a Jack Daniels blue label. I have seen it in duty free shops around the world but no one else seems to be aware of it

[Raapio]

Blue label ???
Have seen a lot of Jack Daniels, but a blue label is almost impossible.

[silverfish]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I know for a fact there is a Jack Daniels blue label. I have seen it in duty free shops around the world but no one else seems to be aware of it

I've heard talk from a co-worker of a JD Blue for years but
assumed it was someone playing a joke on him and perhaps
his being a bit gullible.

The only "blue label" JD I am aware of is the Tax Free Sample
label used by the Distillery (see attached photo) but the blue
isn't an "official" name and the product isn't readily available.

I would be interested in seeing a photo of a duty free JD Blue
and even then I'd be skeptical.

[Jojo]

As many of you may already know, Jack Daniel's has a program called “Buy the Barrel” from the distillery. Those (lucky) customers go to the Jack Daniel's distillery and select their barrel. But before doing so, samples are drawn from the Single Barrel stock and presented to them where they're able to taste and then finally select the barrel they prefer. Jack Daniel's will process & bottle the selected barrel for the customer and it will be sent to a distributor or liquor store in the customer's area for pick up. The customer gets to keep the bottle of the sample whiskey of the barrel they selected. Since the sample whiskey has not been processed yet and instead is only a sample drawn straight from a “Single Barrel” barrel, it is put into a plain, unlabeled square bottle from the lab. JD's lab has a form, which is blue, they fill out on that particular sample of whiskey that gives various information. Normally, the blue form is rubberbanded around the bottle and sent on to the selection in that manner.

Your question about blue label, is someone that has seen a bottle from someone who has purchased one of Jack Daniel's Single Barrels.

[1jacks collector]

jacks green label is 40%
black is 43%
i was told by prob the guy with id say the biggest collection in australia that the green label was infact a cheeper label,
as someone posted earlier in the thread perhaps the stepchild to jacks black label

jacks green never made it to the australian market nor did jacks honey!!

this is the reason i collect jacks there so much mystery and so many stories about different bottles ..
i could talk jack daniels all day with people lol!!!
the deeper you research the more mystyrious thing get!!

he was a very smart man thats for sure because his legend lives on and when were all dead n gone there will still be unanswered questions about why certain brands were named!!!

I also know for a fact that there's a blue label. I had a friend that was a roadie for such acts as AC/DC, Ozzy Osborn, etc., and he says thats what those people drink, and he had a couple of bottles that I saw and got to sample. Incredibly expensive was all he'd say regarding price. I had done some work for him that I charged $350 for and wanted to trade it for a bottle, NO GO. The whiskey itself was a thing of beauty, the sip was super smooth, It was so nice I believe I could have guzzled down a 12 oz. glass like it was water, and would've promptly landed on my ass. I swear I could feel it coursing through my veins for the next couple of minutes.

[delawarejackd]

There was a johnny walker blue label blended with jack Daniels many years ago and is very rare as it stands I only know of one bottle

[1jacks collector]

the blue label goes on the bottles used when sampling a drum when someone purchases the whole drum!!

im pretty sure ya sample 3 or 4 drums and choose the one u like the best!!

[1jacks collector]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I also know for a fact that there's a blue label. I had a friend that was a roadie for such acts as AC/DC, Ozzy Osborn, etc., and he says thats what those people drink, and he had a couple of bottles that I saw and got to sample. Incredibly expensive was all he'd say regarding price. I had done some work for him that I charged $350 for and wanted to trade it for a bottle, NO GO. The whiskey itself was a thing of beauty, the sip was super smooth, It was so nice I believe I could have guzzled down a 12 oz. glass like it was water, and would've promptly landed on my ass. I swear I could feel it coursing through my veins for the next couple of minutes.

gotta by a barrel to get em. my price to get a barrel in australia today is 21,000 so yeah rather expensive to get yaself a blue label lol!!

Green label did make it to Australia, my first wife bought me a bottle about 40 years ago, the only one I've ever seen.

One thing I have noticed with the Black Label is that the bottles bought from overseas Duty Free shops are far smoother and a better taste than what is available in Australia. The same thing applies to Wild turkey. I think they are sending us the junk.

[Damir]

In October 2004, it was announced that all generally-available Jack Daniel's products would thenceforth be bottled at 80 U.S. proof (40% alcohol by volume), which is the highest proof allowed in some U.S. jurisdictions; this also simplified the production process.
Previously, the famous black-label brand (the better-quality, higher-priced product) had been 86 proof, where legal, while the lower-end green label was 80 proof; these marked reductions from the previous practice of bottling the black-label product at 90 proof and the green-label product at 86. Both are made from the same ingredients; the difference is determined by professional tasters, who determine which of the batches will be graded as worthy of being labeled with the prestigious black label, the rest being sold under the green label.
One more thing, Jack Daniel’s doesn’t rotate barrels. (Maker’s Mark do it)

we have j.d white label here in australia atm. ive been told no longer in production. but on the bottle it says ' sweeter taste and a lighter character as is gently matures in the cooler areas on our barrel house' is this just a european green label jacks?

[Raapio]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

we have j.d white label here in australia atm. ive been told no longer in production. but on the bottle it says ' sweeter taste and a lighter character as is gently matures in the cooler areas on our barrel house' is this just a european green label jacks?

Difference is the percentage of alcohol. Greens are at least 40% (80 proof) or more and the white label is 37% (74 proof)

[too_pure]

Hi All. First post here. I've been curious about enjoying whisky for a while now, and finally this past week went and picked up a bottle of Maker's Mark. I have a background in being kind of a coffee snob having worked in that business for ten years in the past, and am familiar with picking out different flavors and subtleties, but this is all new and I'm really enjoying it. I get all excited when I grab the bottle and see the rich brown color, smell the woodsy sweetness.

I like Maker's Mark a lot, but really have nothing to compare it to. So I'm looking for suggestions from you all for what a novice should enjoy next. I was thinking maybe something from Ireland just because I am Irish. I'm also not rich, so something a middle class guy with bills and three kids can afford without angering my wife

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I know for a fact there is a Jack Daniels blue label. I have seen it in duty free shops around the world but no one else seems to be aware of it

A friend of mine used to work for a regional distributor for Jack, he told me there is a blue label, it is VERY rare and the only place he had every seen it (and sampled it) was at the Distillery in Lynchburg. He had rarely seen it sold commercially because of it's prohibitively high cost. I have no idea what makes is special, but my friend said it was the smoothest drink he had ever tasted, and that included some very old single malts.

Your friend obviously has never been to the distillery! lynchburg is in a dry county(Moore County) and has been since before prohibition. Unless he was an official taster employed by JD, or a long time employee brought in for weekly batch tastings, he did not get to taste blue label at the distillery. Blue label is just what others have said here, a not for sale sample drawn from barrels either labeled for tasting by employees or drawn for a single barrel buyer and redeemed at their local liquor store.....

I was in Walmart today and all the black label Jack was sold out... But they did have some green label... It was weird to find that.. I bought one bottle... I think the last time I drank green label Jack was 1985...

Originally Posted by 1jacks collector

jacks green label is 40%
black is 43%

Nope! That is NO LONGER the case. You're simply not up-to-date, my friend.
JD Black has turned from 43% (86 proof) to 40% (80 proof) 8 years ago, that is, in 2004.

Drunkard magazine has aroused a huge riot in people and, unlike many other magazines, at least made the people AWARE of the change. Because, lo' and behold. many didn't even realize they now drank a "watered-down" whiskey.

-Andy

Although Lynchburgh is a dry county, they now have a tasting room and allow people to try several different products on site. I did't see a blue label when I was there. They are allowed to perform tastings and sell the product through a special congressional law or mandate ( I forget which).

[chrisscadman]

The green label of Jack Daniels is milder and lighter in taste too whereas the black label is stronger and older too. I personally like the green label...

the way i see it is if you cant handle the true black label then you shouldn't be drinking Jack Daniels

Originally Posted by Christopher

Jack Daniel does not rotate its barrels. Green Label and Gentleman Jack are typically from lower levels of the barrel house. Single Barrel comes from a single barrel from the upper levels of the barrel house. With Black Label, Jack Daniel mingles barrels from each level of the barrel house to obtain a consistent flavor.

As to the statement that JD Black is mingled for flavor check again, it is loaded into the top floors so the aging house does not FALL down. You can actually feel it sway as a slot is loaded. The only thing you mingle Jack withis a glass, air and your lips. Bet you use ice too so you can "Mingle flavors"

[ignatz]

Mind, all of this was explained to me on a distillery tour at Jack Daniels' around 1983-4.

Jack Daniel was a very short, feisty (others might use another word) character. One time around 1911, in another argument with his safe that he perennially had problems opening, he kicked it in anger and broke his toe. A deep infection set in, resulting in gradual amputation of his leg until there was no more to amputate. As he had no children, he left the distillery to his favorite nephew, Lem Motlow.

A few years later, Prohibition set in. The family survived by getting into race horses (which they still do). When Prohibition ended, there were stringent rules placed on production of liquor, especially quality and oversight. Since cash was tight, the distillery applied for an exemption to turn out a whiskey aged only one year. The liquor board agreed, but said it couldn't be called Jack Daniels; they bottled it as Lem Motlow's. At least as of 1984, they turned out a limited bottling of this every year in commemoration; it couldn't be sold except in the counties surrounding Moore county (which, as noted, is dry. They never went wet because, at the time Prohibition ended, each county had to vote itself wet, but the passing vote in Tennessee was set at, IIRC, something like 1500 people, not a percentage of the residents--and there weren't enough people in Moore county to vote it wet. I suspect they stay dry now because it's a marketing gem.) I bought a bottle on the way out of the county and my then-girlfriend and I did a tasting comparison. It was truly a horrible idea. I've no idea if they still do this.

As noted, originally Green Label was 80 proof, Black 90; after the general lowering of proof to 80, it's a matter of the tasters as to which production is marketed as Black and which is relegated to Green.

At one time in the '80s, in a promotional JD gave a square inch of land to people so they could say they were "Tennessee Squires"; due, I presume, to my visit, they gave me one, with elaborate paperwork and signage. Mildly cool, I thought. Then a year later, I got a bill from the Moore county assessor for my property taxes--around $2/year, IIRC. I never paid it, of course--and got increasingly testy letters about it, until I finally wrote to JD and complained. I got a letter back that said, "Your tax problem in Tennessee has been taken care of. For this year, at least." I still have all the documentation and letters; I should scan and post them sometime.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I also know for a fact that there's a blue label. I had a friend that was a roadie for such acts as AC/DC, Ozzy Osborn, etc., and he says thats what those people drink, and he had a couple of bottles that I saw and got to sample. Incredibly expensive was all he'd say regarding price. I had done some work for him that I charged $350 for and wanted to trade it for a bottle, NO GO. The whiskey itself was a thing of beauty, the sip was super smooth, It was so nice I believe I could have guzzled down a 12 oz. glass like it was water, and would've promptly landed on my ass. I swear I could feel it coursing through my veins for the next couple of minutes.

There is no such thing as blue label JD. You people are stupid. If there is such a thing, post a picture of it. If it exists, you can google a pic and post it.

Originally Posted by ignatz

At one time in the '80s, in a promotional JD gave a square inch of land to people so they could say they were "Tennessee Squires"; due, I presume, to my visit, they gave me one, with elaborate paperwork and signage. Mildly cool, I thought. Then a year later, I got a bill from the Moore county assessor for my property taxes--around $2/year, IIRC. I never paid it, of course--and got increasingly testy letters about it, until I finally wrote to JD and complained. I got a letter back that said, "Your tax problem in Tennessee has been taken care of. For this year, at least." I still have all the documentation and letters; I should scan and post them sometime.

After a trip to the distillery, sometime in 1996, my wife sent the distillery an email about how much of fan I am. Shortly after that, I got a package in the mail from the distillery...they had made me a squire
For a while, I received regular updates and yearly calendars from them. I still have my deed and a picture they sent me of the "plot" hanging on the wall. When you're in Lynchburg, grab a copy of the book "Jack Daniels Legacy", it's a great read.

Also, the distillery is in a dry county and they specifically said there's no taste testing, but because it was the centennial, Tennessee authorized them to sell a commemorative bottle at the distillery...$40 for a $25 bottle of liquor...still hasn't been opened

What is Jack Daniel’s Green Label Tennessee Whiskey?

Jack Daniel's Green Label is a lighter, less mature whiskey with a lighter color and character. The barrels selected for Green Label tend to be on the lower floors and more toward the center of the warehouse where the whiskey matures more slowly.

I took this from the JD website.

[mqqn]

I have a letter from the distillery from the mid 1980's in reply to my question about the difference between Black Label and Green Label.

The reply was that there were three differences, age, proof and price.

The Green is aged slightly less, producing a slightly less mature whiskey. At the time, Green was lower proof (86 proof compared to 90 proof for BL) and price. The GL is still slightly cheaper than the BL.

Since the lowering of the proof, there is no longer a difference in proof. I assume the GL is still less mature, as it appears a little lighter in the bottle than does the BL.

GL predates BL, there have been a few recent 1904 bottles of GL, full and sealed, that have sold. The older GL was bottled at 90 proof, interestingly.

There has never been a blue label Jack Daniels spirit. Johnnie Walker Blue Label is their premium 25 year old scotch.

The Tennessee Squire Associate was formed by Winton E Smith, then the company's first marketing director in 1956. There is a square inch of land in unmarked plots in the Squire Field at the Distillery.

I was at the Distillery in Building #4 this past weekend (the Single Barrel tasting room) and the sample bottles had yellow forms taped to otherwise unlabeled bottles, hand numbered by barrel number, rick number etc.

Lem Motlow Whiskey was only available in Tennessee and was only aged 1 year. They stopped making it in the mid 1980's.

best

mqqn