Review: Jack Daniel’s (Old No. 7 Tennessee Whiskey)
Posted by Arctic Wolf on May 4, 2014
Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 is produced in Lynchburg, Tennessee, by the Jack Daniel Distillery (currently owned by the Brown-Forman Corporation). Interestingly enough, the Jack Daniel’s Distillery is located in Moore County which has remained dry dating back to the passing of the state’s prohibition laws in the early 20th century. Even though prohibition ended federally in 1933 when the Eighteenth Amendment was repealed, the Tennessee State prohibition laws have remained in effect; and hence, all counties in the state remained dry after prohibition ended. Counties may individually repeal the local state law by passing a “local option” referendum; however, Moore County has not done so. This has given rise to the curious situation in which the county which produces the best-selling American Whiskey in the world does not allow this whiskey to be sold in the stores or the restaurants within its own boundaries.
Lynchburg Slammer
Jack Daniels Old No. 7 is produced in much the same manner as bourbon, from a corn heavy mash and aged in new charred white oak barrels. However, the Jack Daniel’s distillery has always resisted the use of the bourbon classification, and instead prefers to label their spirit as Tennessee Sour Mash Whiskey.
You may read my full review of the World’s best-selling American Whiskey by clicking on the following review excerpt:
Review: Jack Daniel’s (Old No. 7 Tennessee Whiskey)
I included a nice recipe for your enjoyment at the conclusion of the review, the Lynchburg Slammer. Please enjoy the review and the suggested cocktail, Cheers!
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Georgie said
I agree that Jack is nicest with ginger. Though your apparent unfamiliarity with Jack makes me wonder – what did you drink in your earlier days? It seems to me that you’d be familiar with all popular whiskeys, both the good and the less so.
Arctic Wolf said
Jack Daniels Old No. 7 was never a popular whiskey in my neck of the woods during my younger days (late 70s and early 80s), and my whisky of choice then, (and probably still now) was the rye based Canadian Whiskies rather than the corn based American whiskeys. Recently however, Jack Daniel’s has started to make large inroads in the Western Canadian market place, and thus I felt it was probably a good idea to give the brand a review.
I stand by the review as the whiskey just doesn’t work for me as a sipper, and was rather limited as a mixer. Having said that, I recently tried a few of the more expensive expressions of Jack Daniel’s (Gentleman Jack & the Single Barrel) and discovered they were much more approachable and sippable. If I manage to get sample bottles I will of course review them as well.