Halo MK1 begins as every Jack Daniel's whiskey does, with the distillery's grain bill of 80% corn, 8% rye and 12% malted barley, distilled in Lynchburg, Tennessee and mellowed drop by drop through ten feet of sugar-maple charcoal before barrelling. The difference is in the wood and the strength. The barrels are new American white oak made from staves seasoned in the open air for a prolonged period; the distillery says the extra time softens the tannins in the wood before the staves are toasted, giving a softer palate and bolder colour, aroma and flavour. It is bottled at 58.7% ABV, 117.4 proof, chosen to honor the number 58 on Bruce McLaren's first race car. Master Distiller Chris Fletcher describes the result as sweet maple, fruit and toasted oak on the nose, caramel and chocolate moving to pipe tobacco and baking spice on the palate, and a bold finish of barrel spice and brown-sugar candy.

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What is the Jack Daniel's Halo MK1?

Jack Daniel's Halo MK1 Tennessee Whiskey is a collaboration between the Jack Daniel Distillery and the McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team, announced on April 30, 2026. It is a 1 L bottle of Tennessee whiskey at 117.4 proof (58.7% ABV), aged in barrels built from staves seasoned in the open air for a prolonged period, and presented inside a display piece modelled on the halo structure of McLaren's Formula 1 car. The distillery described it as the scarcest global release in Jack Daniel's history, with a suggested retail price of $599.99.

Why is the Jack Daniel's Halo MK1 bottled at 58.7% ABV?

The Jack Daniel Distillery bottled Halo MK1 at 58.7% ABV, or 117.4 proof, as a salute to McLaren Racing founder Bruce McLaren, whose first race car carried the number 58 and was an Austin 7 Ulster. The strength is well above the 80 proof of Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 and above the 86 proof of the annual 2026 McLaren partnership bottle released in March 2026.

Is the Halo MK1 the same as the 2026 Jack Daniel's McLaren bottle?

No. The 2026 McLaren Mastercard F1 Team x Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey, released in March 2026, is Jack Daniel's whiskey at 86 proof in a commemorative wrap marking McLaren's 1,000th Grand Prix. Jack Daniel's Halo MK1, announced April 30, 2026, is a separate release: a 117.4-proof Tennessee whiskey aged in barrels from longer-seasoned staves, sold in a 1 L bottle inside a halo-structure display at a suggested retail price of $599.99.