Bralow, a true professional, kept his eye on the ball and pulled out a fresh bottle of his 135-proof Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Barrel Strength. He got my $90, but I was all the richer.

Jack Daniel’s is one of the most popular whiskey brands on the planet. In a typical year, the Lynchburg, Tennessee, titan sells more than 14 million nine-liter cases globally of its flagship Black ...