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New Riff Single Barrel vs Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select
New Riff Single Barrel and Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select 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 Single Barrel | Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 5 years | No age statement |
| Proof | 105 proof (52.5% ABV) +11 proof | 94 proof (47% ABV) |
| Approx. Price 1 | ~$55 – $70 | ~$45 – $55 ~$13 less |
| Availability | Widely available easier to find | Limited |
- US shelf prices as of 2026-08; they vary widely by market.
AG’s Rating and AG’s Notes
New Riff Single Barrel
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Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select
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Flavor Profile
New Riff Single Barrel Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
spice 9/5 spice: New Riff Single Barrel 9 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select 5 out of 10
sweetness 4/6 sweetness: New Riff Single Barrel 4 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select 6 out of 10
heat 7/5 heat: New Riff Single Barrel 7 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select 5 out of 10
oak 6/7 oak: New Riff Single Barrel 6 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select 7 out of 10
fruit 5/4 fruit: New Riff Single Barrel 5 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select 4 out of 10
nuttiness 3/4 nuttiness: New Riff Single Barrel 3 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select 4 out of 10
Flavor Profile Differences
The gap between these two is mostly about spice.
- New Riff Single Barrel: The single-barrel expression of New Riff's 30% rye mash, non-chill-filtered and at higher proof than the bonded version. As dry and peppery as bourbon gets before it stops being bourbon.
- Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select: Barrels pulled from the top of the rickhouse, where the temperature swings are hardest, and it shows as considerably more oak than any standard Jack. A genuinely different proposition from the black label.
Which One Should You Choose?
- Go with New Riff Single Barrel if you want the most aggressively spice-driven bourbon in this list, with single-barrel variation on top with more proof behind it.
- Go with Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select if you want a distinctly oakier, more concentrated Tennessee whiskey with barrel-to-barrel character at a lower price point.
Best enjoyed neat, old-fashioned (New Riff Single Barrel); neat, rocks (Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select).