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History of distillery
- Jasper Newton Daniels founds Jack daniels in 1866
- Learns how to make whiskey from a preacher who took him in and his slave
- Rev Dan Call and the slave in Nathan “nearest” green
- Distillery founded near Cave spring hollow
- Water from an underground spring with little to no impurities
- Limestone is so important for whiskey making because limestone counters the Iron in water, removing it.
- Jack passes in 1906, after he gets mad he cant open his safe and kicks it. This breaks his toe, which got infected.
- Left to Lem Motlow, his nephew, who continues with his brother Jess Motlow, who becomes Master Distiller
- Prohabition hits and they close up shop
- After prohibition they open back up after supply chains clean up
- Close again in 1944 to help with the war effort
- 1947- Sinatra is introduced to jack daniels by jackie gleason
- 1956- Brown Forman acquired Jack daniels, no changes to production
- 1997- first bottles of single barrel select
- 2014- opens their own cooperage
- 2015- first new mashbill, introducing single barrel rye
- Jeff Arnett was Master distiller from 08-20
- Chris Fletcher is master distiller 2020-
- Grandson of past Master distiller Frank Bobo (1966-1989)
- The juice
- Charcoal Mellowed
- Pouring unaged 140 proof whiskey into a charcoal vat, letting gravity take it through
- Takes 3-5 days
- Jack meets all qualifications of Bouron, then adds charcoal Mellowing
- Company: Brown-Forman
- Age: NAS (Aged at least 4 years per TTB regulations)
- Mashbill: 70% Rye, 18% Corn, 12% Malted Barley
- MSRP: $60 (2023)
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