Jack Daniel's Old No. 7

To this day I have never once had a Jack Daniels whisky, not even in a whisky cola. I have always held a snobbish rebuke of JD, believing it to represent an inferior and harsh spirit drank exclusively for the sake of getting drunk. Currently sat in the Qatar first class lounge at Heathrow airport after a delightfully successful blag to gain entry I am facing down about six wine and champagne choices alongside Bombay sapphire gin and JD whisky. So here we are… N: Supremely sweet caramel. Perhaps the vaguest hint of oily ness and maybe even a generic spice; but, ultimately I could be convinced of its use as a topping for pancakes with this nose. P: Slightly thin, slightly sticky mouthfeel. Unsurprisingly caramel is abundant with a definite presence of candy bananas (you know the yellow foam ones?), cheap vanilla ice cream and a little presence of spirit. F: Medium. Sticky corn syrup sweetness, a toasty presence and eventually a spirit presence in the back. I’m surprised. I thought this would be paint stripper and a waste of my taste buds. As a cheap, mass produced whisky this isn’t as bad as others. Nothing great, but nothing awful (as long as you don’t mind sweet caramel). I’m glad to have tasted this, and at least now know that I have a safe option should I ever find myself with limited choices. I can’t see any problem with stretching this out over a cola… clearly everyone in dive bars and rock concerts has known something I didn’t all this time… Distiller whisky taste #211

Sweet with corn, a bit muted, but smooth

The main thing I always get is banana and vanilla with a fair amount of heat.While I do occasionally drink this straight or in the rocks it’s usually with a Jack and Coke. Sometimes more Jack than Coke. This gets a bad rap, but for the price I think its great.

The main thing I always get is banana and vanilla with a fair amount of heat.While I do occasionally drink this straight or in the rocks it’s usually with a Jack and Coke. Sometimes more Jack than Coke. This gets a bad rap, but for the price I think its great.

50 ml in a Glencairn. Pours light amber, with minimal legs. There is a sweetness(banana?) and black pepper on the nose. The initial sip hits pretty hard in the pepper note, with just a hint of the sweetness. Even though it is 80 proof, there is some ethanol hest and astringent on the quickly diminishing finish.

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