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New Riff 8 Year vs Jack Daniel’s 10 Year
New Riff 8 Year and Jack Daniel’s 10 Year sit on opposite sides of a familiar divide: a new-wave, rye-forward craft style versus an old-guard, classically built classic.
Key Specifications
| Feature | New Riff 8 Year | Jack Daniel’s 10 Year |
|---|---|---|
| Type / Style | High-Rye Bourbon | Traditional Tennessee Whiskey |
| Mash Bill | 65% corn, 30% rye, 5% malted barley | 80% corn, 8% rye, 12% malted barley |
| Age | 8 years | 10 years +2 yr |
| Proof | 100 proof (50% ABV) +3 proof | 97 proof (48.5% ABV) |
| Approx. Price 1 | ~$65 – $70 ~$13 less | ~$70 – $90 |
| Availability | Widely available easier to find | Limited |
- US shelf prices as of 2026-10; they vary widely by market.
AG’s Rating and AG’s Notes
New Riff 8 Year
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Jack Daniel’s 10 Year
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Flavor Profile
New Riff 8 Year Jack Daniel’s 10 Year
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
spice 8/5 spice: New Riff 8 Year 8 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 10 Year 5 out of 10
sweetness 6/7 sweetness: New Riff 8 Year 6 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 10 Year 7 out of 10
fruit 5/6 fruit: New Riff 8 Year 5 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 10 Year 6 out of 10
nuttiness 3/4 nuttiness: New Riff 8 Year 3 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 10 Year 4 out of 10
oak 7/7 oak: New Riff 8 Year 7 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 10 Year 7 out of 10
heat 5/5 heat: New Riff 8 Year 5 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 10 Year 5 out of 10
Flavor Profile Differences
The gap between these two is mostly about spice.
- New Riff 8 Year: The older, deeper version of New Riff's bonded bourbon. Same 30% rye recipe, but eight years add richer oak and darker sugar while keeping the spice front and center.
- Jack Daniel’s 10 Year: The return of an age-stated Jack Daniel's after more than a century. Ten years add dark fruit, cocoa and real oak to the familiar banana-and-caramel Lynchburg profile.
Which One Should You Choose?
- Go with New Riff 8 Year if you want an older, deeper take on New Riff's spicy high-rye recipe at a lower price point and without hunting for it.
- Go with Jack Daniel’s 10 Year if you want an older, oak-forward Jack Daniel's with dark fruit and cocoa with an older age statement.
Best enjoyed neat, old-fashioned (New Riff 8 Year); neat, rocks (Jack Daniel’s 10 Year).