Jack Daniel's Tennessee Straight Rye

Nose: moderate rye with heavy oak and a slight brineyness (at 75% strength, more vanilla coming through with a low leather note, not as briney). Palate: Vanilla, leather, rye spice and a hint of dark fruit (unchanged) Mouth feel: light, slightly oily (unchanged) Finish: moderate to long, spicy and slightly dry. (Unchanged)

As sipper: I gave it few tries, but I'm not impressed. It has decent expected "whisky smell", taste goes for nuts, caramel and hint of wood. There is very little burn and it's smooth all the way. It can be sipped, but it's lacking some character. As mixer: This, especially for 30€/1liter, is very nice substitute for proper rye. Yes, WT101 Rye is still a king here, but you need to smash extra 25€ in the table. So JD just cut some corners and his Rye is definetely thing to consider for your rye mixers.

Don’t recommend this neat, but it’s passable as a mixer.

Sweet floral nose. I don’t get rye whiskey unless I really focus and dig deep so right off the bat all i think is light pretty whiskey. Taste is sweet with a little vanilla and cinnamon. Wait a little and the spice shows up but its mild. I can’t stand Old No 7 Jack. I think its just terrible but this rye is a nice sipper. Won’t stand up to mixing but relaxing and sipping this neat would be nice.

Super flavorful and smooth

Tasted neat at a restaurant. Never had a Jack Daniel's rye before so this is an interesting experiment. I am most definitely a rye fan. Served neat in a tasting glass, a swirl shows good sheeting and multiple small tears running down into the bowl. This should have good mouthfeel. The nose is fruit cake and christmasy spices. Very little ethanol. Very pleasant nose. On the palate it's delicious, soft, sweet and really approachable. It actually reminds me of Templeton The Good Stuff only better. Don't get me wrong, Templeton has its own faults but I like it. I like this one more! I think I'd want a bit more horsepower for serious cocktails, but this one is quite nice neat and would translate well into something like a Manhattan or Old Fashioned. Recommended.

Smooth, with a slight burn in the back of the throat. Taste of rye and a little bit of cinnamon.