Jack Daniel's brand's official website suggests that its founder, Jasper Newton "Jack" Daniel, was born in 1850, but says his exact birth date is unknown.
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19 Facts About Jack Daniel's
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Jack Daniel's was the youngest of 10 children born to his mother, Lucinda Daniel, and father Calaway Daniel.
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Jack Daniel's began learning the distilling trade from Call and his Master Distiller, Nathan "Nearest" Green, an enslaved African-American man.
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Jack Daniel's took over the distillery shortly afterward when Call quit for religious reasons.
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Jack Daniel's began using square-shaped bottles, intended to convey a sense of fairness and integrity, in 1897.
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Jack Daniel's was forced to change the registration number when the federal government redrew the district, and he became Number 16 in district 5 instead of No 7 in district 4.
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Jack Daniel's had a surge in popularity after the whiskey received the gold medal for the finest whiskey at the 1904 St Louis World's Fair.
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Jack Daniel's took his nephews under his wing – one of whom was Lemuel "Lem" Motlow .
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In failing health, Jack Daniel's Daniel gave the distillery to Lem Motlow and another nephew in 1907.
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Jack Daniel's distillery ceased operations from 1942 to 1946 when the U S government banned the manufacture of whiskey due to World War II.
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Jack Daniel's Distillery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
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Jack Daniel's countered that it believed consumers preferred lower-proof products, and said that the change had not hurt the sales of the brand.
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Jack Daniel's has produced higher-proof special releases and premium-brand expressions at times.
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From 2006 until 2015, Jack Daniel's sponsored V8 Supercar teams Perkins Engineering and Kelly Racing.
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Jack Daniel's sponsored the Richard Childress Racing 07 car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series from 2005 to 2009, beginning with driver Dave Blaney and soon moving to Clint Bowyer.
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Jack Daniel's argues this extra step makes the product different from bourbon.
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Jack Daniel's responded that such a tax is a confiscatory imposition penalizing it for the success of the enterprise.
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Moore County, where the Jack Daniel's distillery is located, is one of the state's many dry counties.
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Jack Daniel's now sells Gentleman Jack, Jack Daniel's Single Barrel, the original No 7 blend, and a seasonal blend at the distillery's White Rabbit Bottle Shop.
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