Updated April 2026.
Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7, the US black label, is 40% ABV (80 proof) on Brown-Forman’s nutrition table. A 1.5-ounce (44 mL) shot is one standard drink and 97 calories. 27 CFR 5.143 sets the whiskey floor at 40%. Honey, Fire, and Apple are 35% specialties — other bottles. Export proofs can differ. Read the shoulder.
US proof is twice ABV. That is TTB math, not a Lynchburg slogan. See what proof is Jack Daniel’s and how much whiskey to get drunk.
Jack Daniel’s US ABV (Brown-Forman nutrition, fetched)
Standard drinks = (fl oz × ABV) ÷ 0.6. 1.5 × 0.40 ÷ 0.6 = 1.00. 1.5 oz ≈ 44 mL.
| Expression | ABV | Proof | mL / 1.5 oz | Std drinks | Cal / 1.5 oz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old No. 7 | 40% | 80 | 44 | 1.0 | 97 |
| Gentleman Jack | 40% | 80 | 44 | 1.0 | 97 |
| Green Label | 40% | 80 | 44 | 1.0 | 97 |
| Single Barrel Select | 47% | 94 | 44 | 1.2 | 114 |
| Single Barrel Rye | 47% | 94 | 44 | 1.2 | 114 |
| Tennessee Rye / Sinatra Select | 45% | 90 | 44 | 1.1 | 109 |
| Bonded / Bonded Rye | 50% | 100 | 44 | 1.3 | 122 |
| Tennessee Honey | 35% | 70 | 44 | 0.9 | 106 |
| Tennessee Fire | 35% | 70 | 44 | 0.9 | 110 |
| Tennessee Apple | 35% | 70 | 44 | 0.9 | 103 |
| Single Barrel Barrel Proof | varies (table example 64.5%) | varies | 44 | ~1.6 at 64.5% | ~157 |
Honey, Fire, and Apple sit below the 27 CFR 5.143 whiskey floor because they are whiskey specialties — whiskey plus liqueur — which is why they carry sugar calories on the same Brown-Forman tables (Honey 5 g, Fire 6 g, Apple 4 g). We are not inventing other flavored proofs. Competitor pages that list Single Barrel Select at 45% / 90 conflict with the official 47% / 94 tile. Use 47%.
A 750 mL bottle of Old No. 7 still holds about 17 US 1.5-ounce shots and about 17 standard drinks. At 47% Single Barrel Select the same fifth is about 20. See shots in 750 mL and shots in a fifth of whiskey.
Country cocktails are not shots
Jack Daniel’s Country Cocktails and hard teas are malt beverages or ready-to-drink products. On the same Brown-Forman table, Original Hard Tea is 5% in 12 / 16 / 23.5-ounce sizes (1.0 / 1.3 / 2.0 drinks). A 23.5-ounce 8% “Bolder” can is 3.2 drinks. Do not shoot them like Old No. 7, and do not treat an 8% can as “one beer.” Winter Jack is 15% ABV / 0.4 drinks per 1.5 oz — a whiskey liqueur, not 80 proof.
Export bottlings can differ. If you are holding a travel-retail bottle, trust that label. This page is the US table.
What “80 proof” used to mean here
Old No. 7 was sold at higher proofs in earlier decades, including a 90-proof era before the black label settled on 80. That history is not on the 2026 neck label. The current US bottle is 40%. Duty-free is not a Tennessee statute. Four 1.5-ounce shots of 40% in about two hours is NIAAA’s binge pattern for women; five for men — a warning, not a tasting flight. See how many shots.
Sources
- nutrition.brown-forman.com/en-us/jack_daniels (fetched): Old No. 7 40% / 14 g / 1.0 SD / 97 kcal per 1.5 oz; Gentleman Jack 40%; Single Barrel Select 47% / 114 kcal; Honey 35% / 106; Fire 35% / 110; Apple 35% / 103; Bonded 50% / 122; Barrel Proof example 64.5%.
- 27 CFR 5.143 (fetched, Cornell): whisky bottled at not less than 40% ABV (80 proof).
- NIAAA standard drink (December 2025): 1.5 oz of 40% = 14 g. Drinking patterns (January 2026): binge 4 / 5 in about 2 hours.