Jack Daniel's

[edit] Guide Note

Jack Daniel's is a whiskey made from a blend of corn, rye and barley malt.¹ The company maintains that Jack Daniel's is not a bourbon, because of the special charcoal filtration process the whiskey undergoes before it's placed in the barrel to be aged.²

[edit] Fast Facts

1. Founded by: Jasper Newton "Jack" Daniel³
2. Founded in: Lynchburg TN, Tennessee¹
3. Company sold to the Brown-Forman Group of Louisville KY, Kentucky in 1956¹
4. Mixed using water from a cave spring¹
5. Aged: 4-6 years¹
6. Store at room temperature⁴

The company was officially registered in 1866, but was reportedly established approximately 30 years earlier.¹The distillery is listed in the National Register of Historic Places; it is the oldest registered distillery in the United States.¹

One ounce of Jack Daniel's contains:

1. 69 calories⁵
2. No fat⁵
3. No cholesterol⁵
   1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} WhiskeyMerchants.co.uk: Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey
   2. ↑ Official Site: Charcoal Mellowing
   3. ↑ Official Site: Family Tree
   4. ↑ Chowhound: Jack Daniels Refrigerated? Room Temp.?
   5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} DrinksMixer.com: Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey