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Jack Daniel's Distillery: Take a Tour
My husband, for some reason, gets a letter from Lynchburg, Tennesee where the Jack Daniel's Distillery is located a couple times a year. Someone signed him up once as a honorary shareholder or something. I really have no idea why these letters come, but it has hooked me into Jack Daniel's. Not drinking it, but I notice its name whenever I see it referenced and connect the name to Lynchburg. Aha! a marketing ploy, perhaps?
So what makes Jack Daniel's so special? It's only made in Lynchburg at the distillery, for one thing, and the distillery has the distinction of being the oldest registered whiskey distillery in the United States. Ever since 1866, the whiskey here has been made the same way. I'm not a whiskey drinker, but I like the thought of the history.
Here's another interesting thing about Jack Daniel's and an illustration of just how nutty laws can be. Moore County where the whiskey is made is a dry county. You can make whiskey in the county--10 million 9-liter cases a year--but outside the distillery you can't buy it. A dry county means you can't buy or sell alchohol in it. A wet county means you can. Since dry counties and wet counties are often next to each other, sometimes all you have to do is look for the liquor store across a county line.
If you head to Lynchburg, along with touring the distillery, you can take in the town that seems like it's the definition of quaint. Along with its turn of the century buildings, the surrounding countryside offers hills for wandering. The Tennessee Walking Horse also comes from this area and is the highlight of the Tennessee Walking Horse Museum.
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Filed under: History, Learning, Business, North America, United States
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Lannacd Apr 20th 2008 4:58PM
Went to take a tour yesterday April19,2008 but didn't get in due to the long lines. i was taking my brother-in -law and sister for the tour. I was not sure what the event tat drew such a crowd. I will be back later this smmer and go through the distillery. Enjoyed the town square tour .
Thanks
Lannace Coe
Lucy Parrott Oct 26th 2008 8:11PM
They took our pictures on this tour of the brewery how can I see them. Oct.18th evening tour
Lucy Parrott Oct 27th 2008 7:57AM
WE were group #15 for pictures How may I view them?
Tyrus Coupe Oct 13th 2009 1:39PM
We visited the distellery onSept.22,09and took tour #11. We injoyed the tour and the grounds We had our pictures taken as a group and I,am haveing a hard time to find it on your web site. Please advise thank you Ty and Dolores Coupe
ali Jul 29th 2010 9:08PM
If it is tennesee the Chattanooga and smokey mountains are my favourite places
Ali
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steve Jun 13th 2007 12:12PM
We stopped there last year on our road trip. Jim Bedford, the Master Distiller, was hanging around and graciously signed the bottles we had purchased. They also have really good Jack Daniel's popcorn, which we took with us for the road.
Jamie Rhein Jun 13th 2007 12:14PM
Jack Daniels popcorn sounds good and just one more reason to make the trip. Thanks for the addition.
Edwina Murray Jun 14th 2007 10:17PM
The letters sent out to "shareholders" are great fun! Sometimes they even send little gifts, like shot glasses and calendars all with neat pictures on them! The calendars anyway!
When we visited the distillery some years ago I was appalled when they said we could dip our fingers in the barrel and taste the whiskey...I thought it terribly unsanitary..at which point my husband reminded me that I was dipping in ALCOHOL! OOPs! I forgot! and he has never let me forget it!
joodeva ogden Jul 17th 2007 8:28AM
love the tour. had a great with my son. great memories. will be back someday. jode