Fireball vs Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire: Head to Head!

Discover the differences between Fireball vs Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire in this head to head comparison and decide which flavored whiskey is better for You!

Fireball Cinnamon Whisky

Nose	Cotton candy, cinnamon
Palate	Honey, cinnamon
Finish	Cinnamon
Alcohol content	70 proof (35% ABV)
How to drink	Cocktails
Similar to	Southern Comfort, Skrewball

The nose is sweet, with a strong cotton candy hit, followed by dusty cinnamon.

On the palate, you get honey and spicy cinnamon up-front that never develops into any flavor. Sip after sip it pretty much tastes the same becoming absolutely monotonous.

The finish is non-existent, with very little heat to it and more of the same honey/cinnamon note with not one additional note to add any depth. This is a completely unidimensional dram.

The Fireball is an easy drinker that you can sip either neat or rocks but its best use is in cocktails.

There are certain cocktails such as the Pink Lemonade, the Orange Sweet Tea and the Cherry Apple Bomb that are quite nice and worth trying.

Fireball is the best to mix with Redbull and mixes well in other homemade cocktails.

Fireball is not a whisky, but a flavored whiskey, a mixture of Canadian Whisky, cinnamon flavoring and artificial sweeteners and produced by the Sazerac Company (Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, among several others).

Its foundation is Canadian whisky, while the taste resembles the candy with a similar name, Ferrara Candy Company’s “Atomic Fireball” candy.

There are a few facts worth knowing about the Fireball:

• Bottled at 66 proof (33% ABV).

• The Fireball was developed in Canada in the mid-80s.

• The Fireball has become so popular that it has surpassed in sales top brands like Patron Tequila and Jameson Whiskey.

Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire

Nose	Cinnamon, honey, oak
Palate	Cinnamon, honey, oak
Finish	Cinnamon, honey
Alcohol content	70 proof (35% ABV)
How to drink	Cocktails
Similar to	Jack Daniel’s Honey

The nose is practically the same as in the Fireball with the same cinnamon and honey note, along a bit of oak.

On the palate, the Tennessee Fire feels somewhat warm at first, with more cinnamon and honey flavor, with a subtle tad of oak making it somewhat interesting.

Finish is short-lived, with more spicy cinnamon flavor to it and very little warmth.

The Fireball is so successful that Jack Daniel’s came with its own version. It tastes pretty much the same although it has a faint oak note making it more tasty.

It also feels a bit warmer as it has a higher proof (70 vs 66) but nothing severe. The higher proof also adds a bit more body to the liqueur as it has more texture.

Tennessee Fire is made from a mixture of Jack Daniel’s Whiskey, cinnamon and sweeteners. This whiskey is a direct assault on the Fireball trying to bite from its enormous market share.

There are a few facts worth knowing about the Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire:

• Bottled at 70 proof.

• Jack Daniel’s is the best selling Whiskey across the globe.

• Brand is owned by the Brown-Forman Corporation who also holds Old Forester and Woodford Reserve

Fireball vs Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire: Price comparison

Prices are approximate and stated in USD:

Whiskey	Price	Bottle Size
Fireball Cinnamon Whisky	$14	750ml
Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire	$18	750ml

Fireball vs Jack Fire: Sugar content

Whiskey	Grams per Serving
Fireball	11g
Jack Fire	8g

Fireball vs Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire: Which is better?

The Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire is a bit more interesting

Whiskey	Fireball	Tennessee Fire
Nose	✅	✅
Body		✅
Palate	✅	✅
Finish		✅
Value	✅	✅

• These flavored whiskeys taste pretty much the same, although the Jack Daniel’s has a tiny tad of oak making it a bit more interesting than the Fireball that only brings cinnamon and honey to the plate.

• The Tennessee Fire also feels somewhat warmer due to the additional proof, but also provides more body making it more enjoyable.

• These flavored whiskeys are something good to have at home for those who want something overly easy and sweet.