Evan Williams Black Label Vs Jack Daniels
The standard issue Evan Williams Bourbon comes with a black label and the “upgraded” bottled-in-bond version comes with a white label. Which is slightly interesting to me because it’s the opposite with Jim Beam whose entry level is the white label and “upgraded” version is the the black label. Evan Williams Bourbon. Our Kentucky Straight Bourbon is rich, smooth, and full of character. Enjoy it straight, on the rocks, or in a classic Evan Williams Bourbon recipe.
So this is Heaven Hill's flag bearer and the second best selling straight bourbon brand in the USA and the world. No longer age stated, but said to be somewhere around four years+.
All Heaven Hill's bourbon comes from the same high corn masbill. 78% Corn, 10% rye and 12% barley. This is interesting because I love the white label Heaven Hill, which must be essentially the same juice, but you can pick up variation in the aromas and flavours and they are different proofs.
On the nose I find this quite grain forward, with the corn very prominent and touches of barley chaff. Lots of sweetcorn. There's a clear mint, herbal and spice thing going on which gives way to the caramels and brown sugars, with butterscotch and cinnamon. I swear I get a little bit of dill pickle which I associate with rye, but there's so little in the mashbill it maybe just the mintiness from the corn that I sometimes get.
Taste is a little wood astringent, caramel, sweetcorn, vanilla, buttery, with some nice cinnamon spices. Honey. Quite buttery. I know it sounds obvious saying sweetcorn, but it's not always so prominent in bourbons. But in this I can really pick it out.
Finish is buttered popcorn and some astringent oak wood.
Very solid, nothing amazing. Goes well with a boilermaker.
If I'm going for Heaven Hill product I will choose the White Label HH, Bottled in Bond 6 year old or Elijah Craig, but this is still enjoyable. Next I need to try the white label version of EW.
I like EW products a lot. This was a very respectable bourbon and very moreish. As for the EWWL BiB I don't think you'd be disappointed. Awesome stuff for the price.
Enjoying a nightcap of EW BIB. Dash of water, let it sit for a bit, and it is very pleasing, especially for a $11 bottle.
Jeannette WentzelOn 12/23/2019In Whisky Comparison, Whisky of the WeekJack Daniel’s is one of those polarising brands. Some people love it; some people hate it. Regardless of your view on it, Jack Daniel’s has become a cult brand around the world, and you can find it in most bars and liquor stores. There are various bottlings of Jack Daniel’s available in SA, but what exactly is the difference between the standard Jack Daniel’s vs Gentleman Jack?
The exact date of Jasper Newton ‘Jack’ Daniel’s birth is unknown, but he was from Welsh and Scottish descent. He started the Jack Daniel’s distillery around 1866. During his lifetime the brand grew rapidly, and Tennessee becomes a significant player in the American distilling industry. Jack was a confirmed bachelor, and he left the distillery to his nephew Lem Motlow.
The distillery remained in Jack’s family until 1956. It was bought by Brown Forman and has been part of this drinks conglomerate ever since.
Jack Daniels’ brand of Tennessee whiskey has become the highest-selling American whiskey in the world. Jack Daniel’s whiskey isn’t bourbon, despite following most of the same processes as bourbon. In production methods at least. There is, however, one key difference.
Tennessee whisky whiskey is filtrated through sugar maple charcoal before maturation.
Also Read: Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel vs Woodford Reserve Bourbon
Jack Daniel’s Old No 7 is the start of this Tennessee whiskey range. It is made according to the Lincoln County Process. The whiskey is filtered through charcoal chips before going into the casks for ageing. Jack Daniel’s Old No 7 is only charcoal filtered once. The bottle you can easily recognise, and all over the world people will know the brand.
Gentleman Jack was introduced in 1988 as an upscale offering to appeal to consumers who wanted to move to a more premium brand. It is twice filtered through sugar maple charcoal. First, it is charcoal mellowed before going into the barrel. Then it is sugar maple charcoal mellowed again before being bottled.
According to some sources, Gentleman Jack is aged longer than the regular Jack Daniels. But as Jack Daniel’s is aged until the distillers are happy with it, it is difficult to define an age.
Price point
$ 32
R270$ 40
R330ABV
43%43%Colour
Light amberGolden dark copperNoseSweet with caramel, vanilla and dry oak and a hint of smoke. Some dried fruit and marzipan. Spicy oak, caramel and vanilla sweetness and faint hints of wood smoke. It has a sophisticated edge to it.PalateToasted oak and butterscotch sweetness. Hints of vanilla, overripe cherries and nuts. Something like sour cherries and cereal on the palate. It is quite an oily whiskey. Mellow and smooth.Smoky oak and hints of charcoal. Herbal notes are coming through mixed with chocolate, rich dark roast coffee, hints of pepper and cinnamon intertwined with cherry sweetness and vanilla. The palate is bold and quite a big mouthful.FinishMedium length with some toasty oak, butterscotch and spice.Medium length with dark Indian spices and faint bits of charcoal and vanilla.
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Tennessee WhiskeyTennessee WhiskeyMy RatingVery GoodExcellentRating on WhizzkyEvan Williams Green Label Vs Black Label
3 out of 1780 ratings3.5 out of 833 ratingsCommentsNot very complex. However, it is easy-drinking and great to use in marinades or basting sauce when cooking.It has a distinctive personality, smooth, complex but it easy drinking and smoother and richer than the regular Jack Daniel'sPairs well withSmoky chicken, KFCButtered NY strip steakThere is a definite improvement from the Jack Daniel’s Old No 7 to the Gentleman Jack. Gentleman Jack is smoother and easier to drink than Old No 7. The distinctive Jack Daniel’s distillery notes are there, but in the Gentleman, it fits together better.
Evan Williams Black Label Vs Jack Daniels Whiskey
To me, this Jack is that person from the rougher side of town that made the big time through hard work and perseverance. Confident and well dressed and comfortable in her /his skin.
I have also done a side by side comparison between the Gentleman Jack and the Woodford Reserve bourbon.
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