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.
There's no way I can drink this thing. I tried it on the rocks, on its own, mixed. The results is always the same. I find it horrible, dry, not pleasant at all, I can't find the fruity notes everybody talks about. I think its overrated. You want a truly good Bourbon? Try Makers Mark or Woodford reserve, just to name a couple.
You surely will find full bodied, richer whiskeys, but none's got JD Old n7 flavour. Harsh enough to warm your chest with no esitation, it's actually very smooth and sweet, all about oak, caramel and banana, that will keep you company better than anything else. Every time I taste a more refined complex whiskey and I go back to my 'cheap' bottle of JD, it never disappoint me, like instead many other 20-30$ whiskeys did.
Sort of a woody chemically toffee nose, and a banana and molasses taste. It's not complex, it's not going to blow your mind but it's cheap and it's somewhat pleasant to drink. Prefer a single malt but sometimes you have to make do!
Good whiskey only snobs turn their nose up at. And it is a bourbon, it meets every legal requirement but the company brands it differently. Probably a good thing to distance itself from jim beam. Which does taste like turps.
Excellent
