Jack Daniels Party Time with Dan

Ah yes, the great Victoria Day long weekend, known as May 2-4 by people still drinking crap beer by the crate.

“We here at iScotch only drink the best!” – a lie, best exemplified by what we did to ourselves for you, loyal reader. We put ourselves back through the Jack Daniel’s product stack to make the best drinking suggestions for your long weekend – which is that you probably shouldn’t drink any of these things.

tl;dr on the review: if you have to drink Jack, drink Single Barrel Select.

Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire – bad, cinnamon hearts

overall
Dan – 1.5/10
Simon – 2.1/10

Round 2 – Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey – also bad, medicine

overall
Dan – 1/10
Simon – 3/10

Round 2 – Jack Daniel’s Old No 7

nose
Dan – musty au caramel
Simon – caramel sauce

neat
Dan – pretzels, epitome of cheap whisky, al
Simon – just foul, old books,

finish
Dan – burn, nasty
Simon – mouth burn

splash
Dan – still so sharp, tastes wine cork
Simon – old basement

overall
Dan – 1/10
Simon – 2/10

Round 2 – Gentleman Jack

nose
Dan – nailpolish remover and old books
Simon – definitely better, still library esque

neat
Dan – hurts, lacks sweetness, that Jack Daniels mustiness
Simon – mint, weird, thin menthol

finish
Dan – slightly sweeter
Simon – tongue pain

splash
Dan – chemicals.
Simon – suntan lotion

overall
Dan – .5/10
Simon – 2/10

Round 2 – Single Barrel Select

nose
Dan – dark cherry, dill pickle
Simon – root beer solvent

neat
Dan – a little warmer, not as spicy, Trad bourbon, caramel, wood, corn, candy
Simon – better constructed, maple, nuts,

finish
Dan – light, short
Simon – tongue and chest warm

splash
Dan – decent bourbon, burnt caramel, hay, salty leather
Simon – almost like a blended scotch

overall
Dan – 4.5/10
Simon – 6/10