Jack Daniel's Gentleman Jack is a smooth and sophisticated whiskey, perfect for enjoying neat or on the rocks. It has a distinctively rich flavour with notes of vanilla and spice.
Gentleman Jack is a premium version of Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey. The main difference is that it enjoys a 'double mellowing' as it's filtered through charcoal before being filled into the barrel (the Lincoln County Process) and once again before it's bottled.
Gentleman Jack is undoubtedly good enough to enjoy on its own. In his book Whisky: The Manual, Dave Broom also suggests that Gentleman Jack actually works better than the regular Jack Daniel's Old No.7 in a Jack and Coke.
In addition to its smooth flavour profile, Gentleman Jack is also known for its distinctive and elegant packaging. The brand's signature bottle is designed to look like a flask and is decorated with elegant, hand-written labelling that pays homage to the brand's heritage and tradition.
Spicy nose with caramel, charred oak and a little aniseed.
Liquorice-led palate with oak and cinnamon, a touch of banana too.
Roasty and toasty finish, plenty of spice and citrus too.
As I read some of these reviews, I realize that most of the negative reviews truly have to be from people that fit into 1 of 3 categories: 1) Those who hate Jack Daniels just because it's Jack Daniels. 2) This who are absolute whiskey snobs, if it's not a 15 year old aged single malt its gonna be crap. 3) someone who smokes 3 packs a day and suffer from fetal alcohol syndrome, taste buds are shot and they the wittiest thing they can come up with in their review is that this is either rubbish, or paint thinner etc... Now that I have that out of the way, all I can say is that I do like this whiskey, I find it to have just enough flavour to make me want to drink this neat, although my first try was on the rocks, at the end of my drink the water washed out too much of the honey flavor I enjoyed in the beginning. It's not a complex whiskey it's just smooth and easy to drink, I think that's what has upset most of the reviewers that have given this a 1 star review, they have been so indoctrinated to believe that every whiskey out there needs to have a dozen hidden flavors and they believe they are the only ones who can determine what they are, so they drink GJ and find that there are only about 3 or 4 dominate flavors within and they call it junk because it didn't make them look like a genius whilst drinking and reviewing it. I personally like it, I also would never compare it to my Glengoyne 21 year old and maybe slightly below say a Famous Grouse,(which can be had cheaper than GJ) but it's still worth the drink on a warm night neat with a nice cigar. Bottom line, just like wine, drink what you like, not what "experts" tell you what to like!
It's OK. That's about it. Better than the muck that is regular JD. (No. 7?) But the problem is the price tag. You pay an extra 8 or 9 GB pounds for the JD name. That brings it down a mark. Overall nice with some ice, non complex, would go well at a BBQ where nobody knows anything about whisky. I don't agree with mixers and spirit so can't comment on that.
Not worth the money at all. Very bland, disappointing.
Super no words
Marginally better than the No. 7, but that's a low bar. Quite smooth, but pretty boring. There are better things out there for the money.
