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.
Literally the worst whiskey ever. Can't even drink it with coke.
Needs 4 stars
I can not understand how anyone can mix this glorius stuff. Better than SB.
There's a sort of mellow thinness and smokiness and a really nice hint of banana you don't really get anywhere else. It's an everyday drinking whiskey rather than a winter heavy hitter, but still worth a punt once in a while to get reacquainted with one of the really big names in American whisky, and one of the most distinctively 'different' producers in terms of what they're going for. Not my favourite by a long way, and not really worth more than £17-18 a bottle tops, but it's definitely not a bad drop. Best had neat, as ice turns it into water in a matter of minutes. Makes an interesting, non-traditional old fashioned, I rather like it.
On it's own, terrible, but mix with coke and you got something, a good option to get drunk off, but not much else.
