![]() I mention this because I honestly can’t recall the last time I’ve had cola. It’s not because I’m stuck up or health-conscious, I just prefer my liquid sugar in the form of an Auslese Riesling or PX Sherry. Let me backtrack a smidge to confess something: I don’t drink soda. Nose: On cracking this can, the first scent is of caramelized sugar and cocoa powder. ![]() Vital Stats: 7.0% ABV, mash bill: 80% corn, 12% barley, and 8% rye, SRP $12.99/ four-355ml cans or $3.99/355ml canĪppearance: It’s burnt amber in color, exactly what you’d expect from a cola, and it pours into the glass with a soda-like foam that dissipates quickly. Score: 2/5 Tasting Notes: Jack Daniel’s Whiskey & Cola This is so painfully obviously sparkling water, booze, and perfume bottle’s worth of industrial strength apple scent. I’m starting to regret insulting that appletini. Folks that enjoy hard ciders made from true cider varieties will likely not appreciate the overwrought aromas on offer. I could see this being enjoyable during the fall months with a cinnamon rimmer or as an alternative to hard ciders made from culinary apples (think Woodchuck or Angry Orchard). The unpleasant and cloying fake apple flavor lingers for a regrettably long time on the palate. Palate: On the palate, the hard cider character falls away to reveal a confused mix of apple candy aroma with a sweet grain whiskey finish. On sniffing from the glass, the aroma is less artificial, more like Granny Smith applesauce than freshly sliced apples. As far as I can tell, said person has neither been seen from nor heard from since the 90s. I assume someone, somewhere once decided this flavoring resembled a Granny Smith apple. Nose: The first crack of the can releases the telltale Jolly Rancher’s green apple flavor of the dreaded appletini.
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