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It markets the liquor simply as Tennessee whiskey rather than as Tennessee bourbon. Sales of an additional , equivalent cases in ready-to-drink RTD products brought the fiscal year total to more than The Jack Daniel's brand's official website suggests that its founder, Jasper Newton "Jack" Daniel , was born in and his tombstone bears that date [1] , but says his exact birth date is unknown.

Jack was the youngest of 10 children born to his mother, Lucinda Cook Daniel, and father Calaway Daniel. After Lucinda's death, his father remarried and had three more children.

Jack did not get along with his stepmother. After Daniel's father died in the Civil War , the boy ran away from home and was essentially orphaned at a young age.

As a teenager, Daniel was taken in by Dan Call, a local lay preacher and moonshine distiller. Green continued to work with Call after emancipation.

In , on receiving an inheritance from his father's estate following a long dispute with his siblings , Daniel founded a legally registered distilling business with Call.

He took over the distillery shortly afterward when Call quit for religious reasons. After taking over the distillery in , Daniel purchased the hollow and land where the distillery is now located.

According to Daniel's biographer, the origin of the "Old No. However, he continued to use his original number as a brand name, since his brand reputation already had been established.

Jack Daniel's had a surge in popularity after the whiskey received the gold medal for the finest whiskey at the St.

Louis World's Fair. Daniel's local reputation was suffering as the temperance movement was gaining strength in Tennessee.

Jack Daniel never married and did not have any known children. He took his nephews under his wing — one of whom was Lemuel "Lem" Motlow — He soon was responsible for all of the distillery's bookkeeping.

In , due to failing health, Jack Daniel gave the distillery to two of his nephews. He operated the distillery for about 40 years.

Tennessee passed a statewide prohibition law in , effectively barring the legal distillation of Jack Daniel's within the state.

Motlow challenged the law in a test case that eventually worked its way to the Tennessee Supreme Court.

The court upheld the law as constitutional. Daniel died in from blood poisoning. An oft-told tale is that the infection began in one of his toes, which Daniel injured one early morning at work by kicking his safe in anger when he could not get it open he was said to always have had trouble remembering the combination.

Because of prohibition in Tennessee, the company shifted its distilling operations to St Louis , Missouri, and Birmingham , Alabama.

None of the production from these locations was ever sold due to quality problems. Louis operation was halted by the onset of nationwide prohibition following passage of the Eighteenth Amendment in While the passage of the Twenty-first Amendment in repealed prohibition at the federal level, state prohibition laws including Tennessee's remained in effect, thus preventing the Lynchburg distillery from reopening.

Motlow, who had become a Tennessee state senator , led efforts to repeal these laws, which allowed production to restart in The five-year gap between national repeal and Tennessee repeal was commemorated in with a gift pack of two bottles, one for the 75th anniversary of the end of prohibition and a second commemorating the 70th anniversary of the reopening of the distillery.

The Jack Daniel's distillery ceased operations from to when the U. Motlow resumed production of Jack Daniel's in after good-quality corn was again available.

The flavor compared to the black label Tennessee whiskey is a little lighter, with a quicker finish and less aftertaste.

Gentleman Jack is still the same sour mash formula as black label, however, it is filtered twice through maple charcoal, instead of just once, as is normally required for all Tennessee whiskies.

The filtering process removes the harshest flavors of the whiskey before it is aged. So naturally doing it twice simply increases the smoothness and drinkability of the whiskey.

Each different batch number will be a unique offering, but not too different to warrant being given a different label. Meaning the whiskey has not been diluted with distilled water to control the alcohol level.

These whiskies will vary in ABV from proof to proof The singer is rumored to have been buried with a bottle of Old No 7. Jack Daniel's Fire ml. Jack Daniel's Apple Whiskey ml.

Jack Daniel's Honey ml. Jack Daniel's Single Barrel. This charcoal filtering is said to be what gives the whiskey its unique taste, but another important factor is barrels.

These barrels give the spirit its color and are also essential for the taste. The barrels are never reused by the company, but many go on to flavor other types of liquor, such as rum.

It is one of the most popular whiskies from the United States, and its second-largest market is said to be Europe.

Sales in this region have been hurt by the international tariffs between the US and EU. While in the past US whiskies prided themselves in their high proof, the tendency has been for most hard liquors to follow the lead of vodka and settle on 80 proof.

This is mainly due to popularity and tax benefits of lower proofs. Buy Jack Daniel's Whiskey online. Popular brands.

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