Jack Daniel's Single Barrel

I don't like the No 7 to which I would probably give a low 70'. But I tought I should give another chance to Jack since so many loves it. So I went for the single barrel at 47% ABV. The review bottle is from rick 2, barrel 14-5188 and was bottled on 9-10-14.

This bourbon could be compare to a lot of good bourbons!

On the nose, you have a saw dust that makes me think of Willett pot still with the floral notes from Buffallo Trace to which you add some banana.

The palate follows the nose but the banana has more vanilla, the saw dust more oak and you have mint with spices like from a very light version of Fighting Cock.

The finish leaves you with the floral notes, banana and increasing sweetness (white sugar like on home's donuts).

It is hard to come with a conclusion for that one. It is full of good flavors. The balance is there. It is integrated. Yet, at the end, it goes in all direction not telling me a story. I like it a lot, but it lacks the unity that would gives it some greatness. But, please, don't compare it to the No 7, they are not even in the same ball park!

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