Jack Daniel's

Jack Daniel’s is a top-selling American whiskey produced by the Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee. The mash is made with 80% corn, 12% rye, and 8% malted barley. The distillate is filtered through sugar maple charcoal and is then left to age in charred oak barrels.

The distillery was founded and created by Jasper Newton Daniel in 1866. Jasper, commonly known as Jack, was taken in by a reverend Dan Call. He lived with the Call family, and eventually learned the art of distilling from an enslaved man Nathan “Nearest” Green.

Old No. 7 was first awarded in 1904 at the World’s Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, and it became nationally-acclaimed in the second half of the twentieth century. Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 is a smooth, medium-bodied whiskey that has aromas of vanilla, caramel, and oak, while the flavor is subtly sweet and reminiscent of oak.

The drink is bottled at 40% ABV (80 proof). Jack Daniel’s can be enjoyed on its own, served neat or on the rocks, but its character also works well in cocktails and long drinks. Interestingly, though Jack Daniel’s could be classified as a bourbon, the company chooses not the use the label.