Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey has been made at its Lynchburg distillery since 1875. The branding and original label, sometimes referred to as No. 7 or Black Label; has made its way into pop culture, with merchandise sold the world over and a history of association with music. Frank Sinatra was even buried with a bottle. The Tennessee whiskey makers use a mash bill made up of 80% corn, 12% rye, and 8% malt to create Jack Daniels whiskey, which is then filtered through 10 feet of sugar maple charcoal to produce a mellow, slightly smoky character. A method known as the Lincoln County Process, it means this is not a bourbon, but instead meets the legal definition of a Tennessee whiskey. Jasper Newton "Jack" Daniel ( c. January 1849 – October 9, 1911) was an American distiller and businessman, best known as the founder of the Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey distillery.
Light with plenty of sweetness. There are hints of dry spice and oily nuts, a touch of smoke.
Quite smooth and soft with notes of banana milkshake, a mixed nut note, a touch of caramel with crème anglaise.
Sweet with a little cereal sweetness and toasty oak.
Nose: Really sweet with hints of vanilla and toffee. Taste: Hard to describe. Overwhelming alcohol taste. Very bitter. After adding some water this "whisky" was completely destroyed. Use for mixing only!
JD is a whisky that sets out to accomplish something differant and does it very well. It's not a true bourbon whisky either. It smells sweet and goes down smooth, it's meant to be drunk rather then sipped but is good straight up or mixed. It's not much of a whisky for sipping and sniffing, but it's damn enjoyable and you really notice how fast the bottle empties when you buy JD. Can't really think of a whisky that mixes better with coke, at any price, which is why I really have to give this whisky a ten. Now I'm by no means a JD loyalist, I'll usually buy cheaper mixers and more complex straight drinks, but I'd recommend any Whisky drinker try JD at least once. I've had Jim Beam at import prices and wondered what all the fuss was about until I saw the domestic prices. But Jack Daniels was a whisky that didn't disappoint.
Overwhelmingly gluey nose. Less so to taste. Bitterness developing into sweetness. In other words it starts off bad but gets better. In my opinion its a better mixer than a cheap scotch blend.
There is Whiskey and there is Whisky, neither of them come from Tennessee.
If you like Bourbon this is a nice snifter. You can really taste a standard white oak Kentucky Straight Bourbon .. then you get the sugar maple and its not a kentucky Straight Bourbon after all. Just different. Its pleasing. I enjoy it. Always have.
