As the No. 1 selling whiskey in the U.S. and one of the best selling brands in the world, I don’t think there’s anything I can add to a Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 review that hasn’t been said already. Nose: Sweet acetone and ethanol. Like someone spilled a vat of corn syrup in a nail salon. If you manage to emerge from that mild olfactory assault, there’s banana and faint wood. Palate: Thin and a bit hot, with a smooth harshness (like it’s been stripped but not sanded). Thankfully with mild flavors of corn, unripe banana, vanilla, and a bit of barrel char rather than overwhelming with nail salon notes. Finish: Pretty short with some heat for 40% ABV. The nail salon tries to edge back in with some banana-wood, pink pepper spice, and more sweet corn. Verdict: Relatively bland and unremarkable. I’m not biased against it, it just doesn’t have much going for it. Best experienced with a mixer. It’s like a 2-legged chair that needs Coke to work as intended. 2.5 ~ 70 ~ Below Below Average