The Jack Daniel’s Distillery, established in 1866 by Jasper “Jack” Newton Daniel, holds the distinction of being the first registered distillery in the United States, and is on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1956, the Brown-Forman Corporation of Louisville, Kentucky, acquired the Jack Daniel Distillery, which it still owns today. Many celebrities have been admirers of Jack Daniel’s whiskey over the years.
Every bottle of Jack Daniel’s is crafted with water sourced from Cave Spring Hollow, found on the distillery’s property. Notably, while meeting all the quality standards to be classified as bourbon, Jack Daniel’s uses a “charcoal mellowing” process, known as the Lincoln County Process.
Annually, approximately 300,000 visitors make their way to Lynchburg, TN for tours of the distillery, and within any two-month period, enthusiasts from all 50 states and over 30 foreign countries converge to witness the whiskey-making process firsthand and to immerse themselves in the culture fostered by Jack Daniel’s advertising campaigns. Although Moore County is technically dry, the distillery’s gift shop stands as the sole place in the country where one can purchase Jack Daniel’s products.
Products:
Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 Brand Tennessee Whiskey (Black Label)
Gentleman Jack Double Mellowed Tennessee Whiskey
Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Tennessee Whiskey
Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Rye
Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Barrel Proof
Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey
Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire
Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Apple
Jack Daniel’s No. 27 Gold
Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Rye
Jack Daniel’s Sinatra Select Tennessee Whiskey
Jack Daniel’s Winter Jack (seasonal)
Jack Daniel’s Country Cocktails: Jack Apple (seasonal), Black Jack Cola, Cherry Limeade, Downhome Punch, Berry Punch, Lynchburg Lemonade, Southern Peach, Southern Citrus and Watermelon Punch.
Location
Tour Highlights:
A barrelhouse holding more than 20,000 barrels of whiskey– each holding about 50 gallons and weighing more than 400 pounds.
The rickyard where cords of hard sugar maple wood are burned to make the famous charcoal used to mellow the whiskey drop by drop.
The underground cave spring — the source of the iron-free water that runs at a constant 56 degrees.
The whiskey making process including the whiskey stills, the fermenting tanks and the charcoal-mellowing vats.
Jack Daniel’s first office.
The White Rabbit Bottle Shop, a reconstruction of a saloon Mr. Jack operated in Lynchburg before the advent of Prohibition.
