Better than Jack
I buy my bottle 35 euros in a edeka market. For that price it's a good friendly Tennessee whiskey.
But don't buy it for more than 35 euros.
schlecht Mar 23, 2018
There's bottom shelf bourbon stronger and tastier than this!
I got a sampler with No. 7, Gentleman Jack, Single Cask and Honey-flavored, which is a liqueur, so we won't talk about it.
I drink all spirits neat, from a Glencairn glass and I have tried my share of single malts, bourbons and rye. And I like Dickel whisky, so I am not biased against TN or their whisky.
No. 7 is just nasty. Modern airplane glue with vanilla aroma. Harsh on the palate. And I don't mean the ethanol (bottled at mere 40%), but likely all the fusel nastiness. No wonder people drown this with Coke.
Gentleman Jack - just a slightly more refined vanilla superglue. Really a shame. Still a mere 40%, is this trying to be a premium dram?
Single Cask - you'd think a single cask whisky would be amazing, after all, someone with a nose, taste buds and experience tried it and then it's bottled. Nope, not this one. Just a "somewhat" cask strength of No. 7 - more superglue. I just don't like Coca Cola enough to drink Jack Daniels.
Master of Malt Customer Feb 8, 2018
Decent Tennessee whiskey but not my favourite American.
Not a big fan of Jack Daniels no 7, but this one is nicely executed. All the JD tastes amplified but well balanced, unlike its cheaper counterpart. In a price range of some nice and memorable Scotches so only for fans of Tennessee Whiskey. But it is a good offering from JD. Makes great Old Fashioned as well.
Grzegorz Szczepkowski Dec 27, 2017
Not bad on its merits, but for the price, get a Four Roses or Wild Turkey selection instead.
Eye: Deep amber, the honey and straw of the color of No 7 and Gentleman are all but gone.
Nose: Carried by the alcohol but soft and gentle. Honey. Straw. Sugar. Toffee. Some hidden smoke.
Tongue: Corn. Caramel. Oak. Smoke. Banana. Citrus, mostly in the back of the mouth.
The heat is an exceptional for the 92-prood spirit. Maybe less heat than the much less well balanced, 80-proof Gentleman Jack.
Finish is very short. Like, difficult to analyze because it's practically gone with the liquor short. Some smoke lingers for a good long time though.
85/100: Exceptional bottom-shelf flagship, piss-poor excuse for a single barrel offering. This would be a great spirit at $20-$30. By all means try a dram, because it really is good liquor, but don't waste your hard earned money on a full bottle of this.
Elizabeth Sep 17, 2017
Not a nice experience
Nose: chemicals with a glue-ish acetone like overtone, not nice
Body: just can not get past the acetone
Taste: bitter and quite acidic, light mouth-feel but no real taste other than well, chemicals.....
A really bad glue-like after taste lingers, have tried a couple of sips but can not get to even drinking it.
This was the single barrel 100 proof, I really hope it was a fluke in the distilling process in which bad esters from pre- or after-cut were bottled.
Master of Malt Customer Aug 20, 2017
