I'm rather new to the forum, and this may have been answered before, but I have a question/observation.
It's a no-brainer that the Evan Williams 7 Year old and the Jack Daniels bottles look almost identical with EW having a longer neck.
QUESTION: Which came first, and who is copying whom? At first thought, I figured that EW was coping JD because JD is the best known and there are those that might just grab the EW off the shelf thinking its JD....but I know the marketers are probably smarter than that (are they?)
Its clear that EW is proud of their 7 years of aging (they should be) and put it right there on the bottle. Now, my research took me to the JD website where they show and explain their labeling with history etc. WELL, when it comes to the "old # 7" part of the label, even the website says it can't emplain the origin. SO....I think that JD is the copycat of EW.
EW 7yr is SO superior to JD and costs almost half the price. Wouldnt EW be better off developing a sleeker, cooler bottle much the way Old Forrester did not so long ago?
I'm just ranting.....EW is so good...JD so bad....EW deserves a better package!