By Richard Thomas
Ranking: B
Jack Daniel’s Bonded Tennessee Whiskey
(Credit score: Richard Thomas)
Again in 2018, Jack Daniel’s launched a Bottled in Bond model of their Previous No. 7 Tennessee Whiskey. This was a journey retail expression, and as such they put it in a bigger 1-liter bottle (that’s an additional 5 photographs, for these of you who’re within the math). Quick ahead 2 1/2 years, and Jack Daniel’s has launched a brand new, everlasting model extension in its new Bonded Sequence. For now, this has two expressions: Jack Daniel’s Bonded and Jack Daniel’s Triple Mash.
The very first thing to cross my thoughts as I took in a pour of Jack Daniel’s Bonded was what, if something, made the liquid itself distinct from the earlier Bottled in Bond expression of 2018. The reply, as you shall see beneath, is it’s not. Evaluating what I had in my glass to what I had in my notes, I made a decision the variations have been so small as to be discrete and debatable.
The true distinctions are sensible. First, the 2018 Bottled in Bond was out there solely in airports (at the very least formally). This new Bonded Tennessee Whiskey is in common distribution. Additionally, it’s an instance of Jack Daniel’s making the most of the 2020 change in Federal Tobacco, Tax and Commerce Bureau (TTB) guidelines permitting American liquor corporations to make use of European-friendly 70 cl bottles (that’s one shot lower than the American commonplace 750 ml bottle). I’ve heard they’re persevering with with the 1-liter bottle as effectively, however I’ve not really seen one as of but.
The Whiskey
Within the glass, JD Bonded has a stable, mid-amber coloring. The scent is solidly Jack Daniel’s: brown sugar and caramel candy, a contact spicy, a contact nutty, plus a contact of char. It’s a mellow, subdued scent, though right here it’s noticeably stronger than is often the case with basic Jack Daniel’s.
The flavour holds with the brown sugar, caramel and nuttiness, however to this provides a bit creamy, banana milkshake. The end turns a bit spicy and a bit woody, and lingers for a spell.
That is a kind of Jack Daniel’s expressions that takes the core taste profile of basic JD and builds on it, relatively than taking it to completely different locations. It’s a modest step up in taste, due largely to the elevated in proof, but in addition to barrel choice.
The Worth
The 70cl bottle of JD Bonded is priced at $30. In tandem with the modest step up in high quality, it’s also a modest step up in value. Even with the smaller bottle dimension, it’s a greater purchase than Jack Daniel’s Previous No. 7.
