Birthday Edition Sour Mash
⏳ Drinking Window
As a distilled spirit, this whiskey does not age or improve in the bottle. It is ready to be enjoyed immediately upon release and will remain stable indefinitely when stored properly.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-smoked beef brisket, classic southern pecan pie, or mature blue cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted in Lynchburg, Tennessee, Jack Daniel's Birthday Edition Sour Mash 2011 celebrates the elusive birth date of the distillery's founder, Jasper Newton 'Jack' Daniel—a date lost to history due to a local courthouse fire, leading to a tradition of celebrating his birthday throughout the entire month of September. This special release showcases the classic Tennessee whiskey tradition. Made from a mash bill of corn, rye, and malted barley, the spirit undergoes the legendary Lincoln County Process, where it is filtered drop by drop through ten feet of sugar maple charcoal before aging in charred new American oak barrels. This meticulous process imparts a signature smoothness, rich caramel and vanilla notes, and a gentle toasted oak finish that defines the historic distillery's legacy.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1866 by Jasper Newton 'Jack' Daniel alongside head distiller Nathan 'Nearest' Green, the Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee, stands as the oldest officially registered distillery in the United States. Sited strategically at Cave Spring Hollow, the facility draws cool, iron-free spring water filtered through subterranean limestone, critical to pristine fermentation and distillation. The hallmark sour mash bill—dominated by corn, complemented by rye and malted barley—undergoes the defining Lincoln County Process, in which unaged distillate filters drop by drop through dense sugar maple charcoal before barrel entry. Matured in hand-crafted, newly charred American white oak barrels exposed to Tennessee's shifting seasonal climate, the whiskey emerges with pronounced notes of vanilla, toasted caramel, and soft charcoal mellowing. Owned by Brown-Forman since 1956 and overseen by Master Distiller Chris Fletcher, the house remains celebrated for its ubiquitous Old No. 7, alongside benchmark collector bottlings, Single Barrel expressions, and the Gold Medal commemorative series.