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.
While usually a fan of irish whiskeys, Jack Daniels, in all fairness, isn't bad. It's got a smokey, nutty, banana-y flavor to it. The bottle is obnoxiously loud though, if you're inclined to drink straight from it, as every sip is preceded by a chorus of "glug-glug-glug-glugs" before it even meets your lips. Decent whiskey, horrible bottle design.
A controversial spirit if there ever was one. One only needs to look at the reviews here to get some sense of that. The first time I tasted Jack Daniel's Old No. 7, it was before I was really a whisky drinker (whisky of any sort). I didn't like it. Thought it tasted of caramelised peanuts. I bought a bottle recently because I felt that it was something that should be included in any well-stocked bar, whatever prejudice I might have. I tried it, and I was very pleasantly surprised. It's a fine spirit, with decent complexity, worth exploring, worth taking the time to nose. Surely, there are countless numbers of folk who'll just shot it or slug it, but don't let that fool you into thinking it's only good for tossing down in order to get drunk. It might be American and hugely popular, but it isn't brash or people-pleasing. Its mass appeal may be due to the brand and its associations, but a well-made spirit lies behind that. Take time to get to know Jack for yourself, you'll find him interesting company.
I would just like say that all whiskies are "sniffed" by there tasters and the master distiller to determine wether it is ready to be bottled and all whisky should be smelled as it is a integral part of your taste which counts for around 80 or 90% of your flavour like all whisky there should be beginning a middle and a finish the first part is called "nosing" this will tell hint to you what the finishing was like sherry and what type of wood and the toast of the barrel was ext ext. Like wine they are flavours and smells for you to discover and it's not just about the alcohol to get drunk so all this and much more makes drinking a whisky fun and a gives one a greater appreciation for the skill and time and effort put into this drink of the gods so now I hope you can start to understand whisky a little better and most of all do it with a friend or family member !
I don't have a inferiority complex and why is it every time some one doesn't like a American whiskey they get stereotyped with a anti Americanism ?. I also will point out that I have family who are American and live in the states who are with the same view and OPINION about this piticular whiskey and just don't like whiskies that disguise them selfs and pretend be some thing they are not and I also like many other American Whiskies made in very similar ways. Might I suggest if you can't take criticism and read reviews with out being judgmental about the people who wright them to refrain friom reasing them !
Is a little nasty served neat at room temperature but stick a couple of massive icecubes in your glass and give it 15 minutes, let it cool and water down and what you have is a very sweet, friendly sipping whiskey. When you are buying cheap and drinking it the same way, there is little between this and Jim Beam in truth (which is a bargain let's face it) but if you have a bottle of JD by your side, you can't go wrong - you can stick it in some coke and it's not wasted there either, tastes like caramel.
