Jack Daniels Single Barrel Barrel Proof Rye!

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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)