Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Select, Cask #14-3578, 2014, 47%

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The bright fruit notes give this a useful lift against the caramel, vanilla, and toasted oak, which suits my preference for a whisky with some freshness rather than sweetness alone. Spice carries through to a warm, lingering finish with residual sweetness, so the oak-led character remains firmly in view. The notes are fairly clear about that contrast, though they do not identify the fruit more specifically. A solid, well-defined character, even if it leans more toward oak and caramel than a particularly fresh style.