Jack Daniel's Bonded Rye

Taste: There is vanilla cake, rye spice, banana, spearmint, and breadiness up front. It is sweet with a grainy mouthfeel. Look: Deep amber Smell: Strong vanilla cake and rye spice

The nose comes across as hot at first, but once you get past that I get sweet and fruity notes followed by some light wood. The sweetness, fruit, and light wood carries over to the palate with a little earthiness. The heat from the nose is non-existent on the palate, this drinks smooth. The sweet fruit remains after the sip is gone. It's a pleasant rye, low on the spice notes but certainly a good deal for the price.

The aroma of Jack Daniel Bonded Rye Whiskey reveals baking spices, cookie dough, vanilla, tobacco, and oak. The entry is warm, unfolding flavors of dark rye bread, cinnamon, and oak. The finish gradually fades into light notes of allspice, vanilla, and cinnamon.

More or less on par with Jim Beam pre-prohibition and Dickel 90.

Nose: milk chocolate, wood smoke, and ethanol. With time fresh cherry. With water strong maple comes on Palate: pine, caramel candy, citrus rind Finish: menthol, citrus, char, strawberry cream candy This is different, but every bit as good (maybe better flavor but not as smooth) as Rittenhouse (and mixes as good as Rittenhouse in a Manhattan or Old Fashioned). In fact, it reminds me of a less refined Rare Breed rye (which I love). For $29 a bottle this along with Rittenhouse will now have a place in my regular rotation as my go-to mixer for rye cocktails. Update: after this bottle is opened and oxidizes for about a week it really mellows and softens. Takes on a strong vanilla maple character. Delicous and smooth at 100 proof. Upping to 4.25 stars

overachieves for price point in aroma and spicy rye profile from start to finish. mixer yes but great as sipper over ice cube