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Size: 750mL Whiskey business: Myths of Jack Daniel - CNN.com Whiskey business: Myths of Jack Daniel Story Highlights To this day, nobody knows exactly when Jack Daniel was born Daniel's "uniform": formal knee-length coat, vest, tie, and a wide-brim planter's hat Origin of "No. 7": Daniel was assigned a district tax assessment number of 7 Daniel died from complications of gangrene from an injury to his foot Next Article in Living » By Eric Furman ( Mental Floss ) -- The legend of Jack Daniel reaches all the way back to the moment he was born. Unfortunately, nobody knows exactly when that was. Jack Daniel believed the more memorable his image, the more memorable his whiskey. Some records show that Jasper Newton "Jack" Daniel came into the world on September 5, 1846. His tombstone, however, says 1850. Strange, because his mother died in 1847.

All of this might not normally matter, but Jack's birth date is important to his overall legend, which proudly proclaims him "the boy distiller." So perhaps it's best we begin when Jack was first introduced to whiskey, which we know was early in life. Leaving home at a young age, Jack struck out on his own with nothing more than a handful of items valued at $9. He ended up at the home of Dan Call, a preacher at a nearby Lutheran church and the owner of a general store. There, Reverend Call also happened to sell whiskey that he distilled himself. Jack quickly became determined to learn the craft. In fact, many storytellers claim the boy wonder bought the still from Call and began pursuing the business full-time at the ripe age of 16. If that legend is true, then Jack began selling his own Tennessee whiskey only three years later; the famous black labels on the company bottles proudly pronounce, "Established and Registered in 1866." In reality, no documents support that myth. Jack may have been a teenage moonshiner, but he didn't register his business with the federal government until 1875.

And by then, Jack would have been the more booze-appropriate age of 29. The maker makes his mark Don't Miss Mental Floss: Quiz: Breakfast cereals Whatever legends exist, one thing is certain: Jack Daniel had a brilliant mind for marketing. Even as a youngster, Jack understood that if people remembered him, they would remember his whiskey. To that end, he decked himself out in a formal knee-length coat, a vest, a tie, and a wide-brim planter's hat, and was never caught out of "uniform" again. Jack also established the Jack Daniel's Silver Cornet Band -- a 10-member outfit solely devoted to promoting his whiskey across the countryside. With uniforms and instruments from the Sears & Roebuck catalog and a specially designed wagon for traveling, Jack made sure the band played every saloon opening, Fourth of July celebration, and political rally around. But perhaps Jack's most brilliant decision concerned how to present his whiskey. From the beginning, Jack had been one of the first sellers to stencil his distillery name on his whiskey jugs. Next, he upgraded to round, custom-embossed bottles.

But when a glass salesman showed him a prototype square bottle in 1895, Jack realized he'd stumbled upon something unique. The new bottles not only stood out from the crowd, but also had a shape that would prevent them from rolling around and breaking during transport. In addition, the square look reinforced the idea that Jack was a square dealer who put honest work and high standards first. Whatever effort Jack Daniel put into his marketing, he never let quality slip. In 1904, the distiller decided on a whim to enter his whiskey in the taste competition at the St. Louis World's Fair. It came as little surprise when he won. Lucky No. 7 Perhaps Jack's greatest coup was the name he gave his high-quality product -- Old No. 7. Naturally, nobody seems to know why. The official historian at the Jack Daniel Distillery today says it's the most oft-asked question on factory tours. As you might imagine, many theories have been advanced. Jack had seven girlfriends. Jack believed the number seven was lucky. Jack was honoring a merchant friend who owned seven stores that distributed Jack's liquor. Jack misplaced a batch of whiskey for seven years and, upon finding it, labeled it "Old No.

7." None of these stories, however, makes as much sense as the less-than-sexy explanation from Jack Daniel biographer Peter Krass. Simply put, Jack was originally assigned a district tax assessment number of 7. But when the IRS consolidated districts within Tennessee, they arbitrarily reassigned him the number 16. Jack didn't want to confuse his loyal consumers, and he certainly didn't want to bend to the government, so he began labeling his bottles "Old No. 7." More than 125 years later, this act of defiance still makes his labels stand out. Jack without Jill Jack Daniel never married. Some say it's because he was married to his work; others say it's because he never found a girl who measured up to his high standards. Or perhaps it's just that he was too busy catering to the greater Lynchburg population -- throwing elaborate Christmas feasts, hosting exquisite costume parties in his second-story ballroom, and donating money to every church in Moore County. But by all accounts, Jack was quite a ladies' man. He was a perfect dance partner, a polite conversationalist, and a fantastic gift-giver. Unfortunately, he also gravitated toward girls young enough to be his daughter (or even granddaughter).

Once, Jack even asked for a woman's hand in marriage, but her father denied him -- partly because Jack enjoyed keeping his own legend alive and always hesitated to reveal his true birth date. When Jack proposed, her father made it clear that any man unwilling to disclose his age was "a little too old for such a young girl." The early bird gets the gangrene Hard as it might be to believe, in the end, the great distiller actually died from getting to work too early. As the story goes, one morning in 1906, Jack arrived at his office before anybody else. He tried to access the company safe, but had a terrible time remembering the code. After a few frustrating minutes, he kicked the safe as hard as he could. He badly bruised his left foot and immediately began to walk with a limp. The limp only grew worse with time, and he later discovered the injury had led to blood poisoning. Then came gangrene, then amputation, and then, five years later, death. It's not the happiest ending for the story, or the clearest cut, but it is the best, because it adds to the mystery and mystique of Jack Daniel.

As they say, where facts cannot be found, legends fill the empty space and that's perfectly fine for the keepers of the company flame. After all, as Jack himself believed, the more memorable his image, the more memorable his whiskey . Jack Daniel : Wikis (The Full Wiki) The Full Wiki More info on Jack Daniel Wikis Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jack Daniel October 10, 1911 (aged 65) Lynchburg, Tennessee, Official Jack Daniel's website For other people named Jack Daniel, see Jack Daniel (disambiguation) . Jasper Newton "Jack" Daniel (September 5, 1846 – October 10, 1911) was an American distiller and the founder of Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey distillery . Biography Daniel was one of thirteen children to Calaway Daniel and Lucinda Cook. Jack Daniel's paternal grandparents immigrated to America in the late 1700's.

His grandfather Joseph “Job” Daniel was born in England , while his grandmother, Elizabeth Calaway, was born in Scotland . He is of English , Scots-Irish and Scottish descent. [1] [2] He was born in September, although seemingly no one knows the exact date. If the 1850 date is correct, then there is a contradiction with his mother's year of death (1847) and he may have become a licensed distiller at the age of 16, as the distillery claims a founding date of 1866. Other records list his birthdate as September 5, 1846, and in his 2004 biography Blood & Whiskey: The Life and Times of Jack Daniel author Peter Krass maintains that land and deed records show the distillery was actually not founded until 1875. Since Daniel never married and did not have any children, he took his favorite nephew, Lem Motlow, under his wing. Motlow had a head for numbers and was soon doing all the distillery's bookkeeping. In 1907, due to failing health, Daniel gave the distillery to his nephew.

Jack Daniel's safe Jack Daniel's Statue Daniel died from blood poisoning at Lynchburg in 1911. The infection allegedly set up originally in a toe, which Daniel injured in kicking his safe in anger when he could not get it open early one morning at work — he had always had trouble remembering the combination. His last words were "One last drink, please". This incident was the subject of a marketing poster used on the London Underground in January 2006, with the line "Moral: Never go to work early." A common joke that is told during the tour of the distillery is that all Jack had to do to cure his infection was to dip his toe in a glass of his own whiskey to clean it. References Jack Daniel | Whiskeypedia Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit The Jack Daniel Distillery, first owned by Lemuel Motlow. The distillery was founded in 1866, but Jack Daniel started to produce whiskey and 1875. One year later, in 1876, the famous -- legendary Old No. 7 was born, why number seven, no one knows.

Jack Daniel never got married, so he took one of his nephew, Lem Motlow, under his wing and made him the first proprietary of the distillery. And due to his falling health, Jasper gave the distillery to both of his nephews, but Lemuel bought the other one's part and became the owner of Jack Daniel Distillery. Lem died in 1947, after 40 years of work on the Jack Daniel Distillery. Death Edit The safe located in Mr. Jack's office. In 1905, frustrated by the fact he couldn't open the safe in his office, Jack Daniel kicked the safe, breaking his toes and infecting them. 6 years later, in 1911, Jack died from the blood poisoning (sepsis) caused by the infection of his fracture, at the age of 61 (or 65, depending on the newspaper you read). [1] Daniel's modern biographer said that the story was all wrong, but the members of the Jack Daniel Distillery believe that it is a true fact, and a realistic theory.

[2] Classroom FULL HISTORY STORIES The story of Jack Daniel In the last one hundred years, one of Tennessees most famous trademarks has been Jack Daniels whiskey. The man, who go on to become one of the nations most recognizable distillers got his start as a young boy in the backwoods of middle Tennessee. Although his name is universally known around the world, the story of his life has been shrouded in mystery and legend. The industry, which he helped to found in Tennessee, is today one of the biggest such operations in the nation and one of the most popular American name brands of all time. Jasper Newton Daniel was born on a Moore County farm in September 1850 to Calaway and Lucinda (Cook) Daniel. He was one of 12 children fathered by Calaway. There were many hardships endured by the family, including the loss of Jaspers mother when he was seven years old. When the young man was around the age of 10, his father decided it was time for his son to learn a trade.

With only a scant, but well-grounded basic education, Jasper was hired out to the local Lutheran Minister, who also ran a dry goods store in Lynchburg, TN. In those days, the local store was more than a market. It provided families with everything they needed to run a farm, a business, or a home. The store keeper had to often be an individual of many talents and skills  a person who had to know how to make many things wanted by his clientele. Like blacksmithing or any other trade, it had to be taught and learned through the age old apprenticeship methods. The young man received a sound education in the store keepers trade from Rev. Dan Call and soon proved himself to be a quick learner with a shrewd head for business. One of Rev. Calls best known products, however, stemmed from a whiskey still he operated on the Louse River near his store. Like most Tennesseans of his day, he employed the ancient Scots-Irish traditions of whiskey-making, but Call had been developing a system of distillation that was unique to his own brand.

In those days, most whiskey that was made and sold was clear in color or flavored with caramel, which gave it the amber look most associated with the drink. It was only aged a few days at most before being sold, which made most whiskeys taste the same. Reverend Call used the traditional "sour mash" method of leaving a little of the mash from earlier brews in the storage vat to speed up the fermentation of subsequent mixes. In addition, he used a troublesome filtering system called the "Lincoln County process" to age his whiskey. Rev. Dan Call took hard sugar maple and burned it to charcoal, which the whiskey was then filtered through into barrels. While most distilleries in Tennessee used the process at the time, it cost them both time and money and led to many eventually abandoning the practice for quicker profits. Call, however, was a true believer in the "Lincoln County Process" and it was most notable to his customers, who preferred the Ministers whiskey to the others available in the region. He taught Jasper the system along with his other working theories gained by experimenting and years of experience.

Jasper, who was becoming known by his nickname "Jack", soon proved he was an able brewmaster and capable of rivaling his teacher. When war became imminent in the state in 1861, the Minister and his young associate kept the business going as best they could. Jacks youth kept him out of service, his family was like most Tennesseans of the time and involved in the conflict. One of his relatives served with Confederate General N.B. Forrest and rode with him throughout the war. Jack Daniel and Rev. Call managed to scratch out a living from the store and Jack would often transport whiskey as far south as Huntsville, Al. In 1863 during a "Camp Meeting", a lady evangelist delivered a fiery sermon that inspired Calls wife and congregation to demand the minister make some hard choices. They told him to get rid of his distillery operation or to resign his ministry. Rev. Call decided to sell the business to his young associate. Jack, who was 13 at the time and mourning the recent death of his father, began to concentrate his time on the business and was a one-man show for a while.

He eventually was able to hire a couple of people to help him and, eventually went looking for a better place to locate his business. Jack Daniel found a tract of land in Lynchburg that included a limestone cave and spring. The pure spring water from the cave became the most important business tool Daniel ever purchased. With the War Between the States over in Tennessee and it starting to come to a close elsewhere, Jack Daniel rightly anticipated the Federal government would levy a tax on distillery operations and, at the age of 16, became the first to register his operation with the United States government. The taxes levied on his companys product were something he always despised, but because of his quick business move and the growing popularity of a unique whiskey that produced much needed revenue for the government, Jack Daniel avoided the Reconstruction politics that claimed many businesses in Tennessee. In spite of it all, the young man began to prosper quickly as a distiller and was able to increase his production as well as his profits. He was a consummate promoter of his brew and stayed on top of the industry and informed of the latest developments in the art of making whiskey, including an aging process that benefited the taste and character of the whiskey.

When he finally turned 21, Jack Daniel decided to go to the city on a shopping spree. When he returned, the 52" distiller was sporting a formal knee length black frock coat and a broad-brimmed planters hat that would eventually become his trademark daily uniform. Jack Daniel was always described as a colorful character who gave the small town of Lynchburg a sense of spirit that couldnt come from a bottle. He always maintained his home-spun appeal to those who knew him and, as late as 1880, the U.S. Census in Moore County listed his profession as "farmer". Daniel was the first in Tennessee to use hot-air balloons as a promotional tool and often fascinated the locals with his advertising antics. Jack Daniel also started the practice of issuing commemorative bottles to celebrate certain events. He generally stayed with his trademark square bottle, which some say he did as a symbol of his being a "square shooter", which was a popular saying of his day. Being a distiller, however, also had its downsides for Jack Daniel. The political machines of the day often saw his industry fall in and out of favor with the various attitudes that ran state government.

Jack generally stayed in the middle of the road politically, but he supported those he felt guarded his interests and often participated in political campaigns  the most notable being the celebrated "War of the Roses" political campaign between Democrat Robert and Republican Alfred Taylor. The two East Tennessee brothers had been selected by their political parties to seek the Governors seat in Tennessee. It got its name from the fact that Democrats wore white roses and the Republicans red to show which brother they supported and the ensuing campaign garnered national attention. This was a point not lost on Jack Daniel, even though he supported the losing Republican candidate. During the campaign, Jack Daniel gathered some local musicians together to form a band for Alfred Taylor. The band livened up the often boring political rallies and became an integral part of the colorful campaign. In 1892, Jack Daniel decided it was time the City of Lynchburg formed an official town band. Before radio or television, there wasnt much to occupy the townspeople in small cities and the town band often provided the only means of entertainment. In fact, it is estimated that as many as 15,000 small town bands existed in the United States in those days and they were a source of pride for every citizen.

With $227 and a Sears & Roebuck catalog, Jack Daniel purchased a full compliment of nickel plated instruments with cases. When they arrived three weeks later, Jack began helping to assemble the band. The Jack Daniels Original Silver Cornet Band, as they were called, began playing at every possible opportunity and were soon the most famous band in the region. The first Lynchburg Band was made up of 13 people, including a number of Jack Daniels employees. Although the instruments were less than perfect, the band made up for it with enthusiasm  most playing in the white gazebo that stood in the courthouse square. In 1903, the word spreading across the South was about the excitement expected at the 1904 St. Louis Worlds Fair. While Jack Daniel had many interests, he had never taken his interest away from the distillery and his reputation was expanding beyond the coasts of America. Like his former mentor Rev.Dan Call, Jack, who never married or had children, brought many of his family members into the company and was teaching his nephew Lem Motlow the Jack Daniel method of making whiskey.

The young man shared his uncles enthusiastic interest in the family business and also had a head for promotion. With the Worlds Fair coming to America, he and others persuaded Jack to enter his brew in an exhibition and tasting of fine whiskeys. The Tennessean was up against some of the worlds best distilleries in Europe and had never been put to that kind of test. In fact, the company had more to lose than gain if it failed, but the pride he and his employees had for their product wouldnt be denied. Of the 20 such whiskeys entered in the competition from around the world, Jack Daniels Whiskey was awarded the Worlds Fairs Gold Medal and honored as the worlds best whiskey. In those days, that meant something and soon Jack Daniels whiskey began picking up a notable amount of business from Europe. In 1905, Jack Daniels Whiskey won another Gold Medal in a similar competition in Liege, Belgium adding to the beverages international appeal. Sometime around 1906, Jack Daniel arrived at the office one morning and tried to open the safe in his office.

He either couldnt remember the combination or wasnt getting it right on the dial. In a fit of anger, he kicked the safe and broke his toe. Daniel never had it attended to by a doctor and an infection soon set up in the toe. The gangrene eventually spread throughout his system and resulted in Daniel losing his leg to the disease. With the illness starting to wear on him, he began turning more and more of the companys operations over to his nephew Lem and eventually deeded the business over to him. Jack Daniel survived until Oct. 9, 1911 when he died of complications due to the gangrene infection. The Tennessee legend was laid to rest amid ceremony in the Lynchburg Cemetery. By his grave stone was placed two wrought iron chairs. While he was known to have no great love of his life, the chairs were often reportedly occupied by the ladies he had dated in his life. Lem Motlow took on a job that he excelled at and, like his uncle, kept the business going through state and federal prohibitions. Following his uncles death, he issued the first black label whiskey in 1912 to go with the traditional green label Jack Daniel had used.

The difference being the black label was aged longer than the green. Motlow was once forced to move the operations to St. Louis, but soon returned to Tennessee as Prohibition swept across the nation. Motlow was forced to close down the distillery and started trading mules. Motlows head for business soon developed the mule trading into one of the regions most lucrative enterprises. In fact, the company grew to be the biggest such operation in the southeast. Even though it seemed like the end for Jack Daniels Whiskey, the Tennessean took every opportunity to try and end Prohibition. The family never shirked their traditional responsibility to their community and were among Lynchburgs most respected families. His son John Reagor Motlow, who was a veteran in World War I, served a term in the state senate where he became a staunch supporter of public education. When Prohibition finally ended, Motlow reopened the distillery and went back to making and improving upon the whiskey. Like his uncle before him, Motlow continued the tradition of being a good corporate citizen to his city and state. The Jack Daniels name soon again became a household word.

Although the unique taste of Jack Daniels had long been characterized as a Tennessee Whiskey, it had throughout its life been officially listed by the U.S. Treasury Department as a bourbon, which classed it with Kentuckys noted whiskey. In 1944, Lem Motlow finally achieved the recognition sought for many years in Lynchburg. The United States Government issued a report to the company that stated: "Your charcoal mellowing process produces characteristics unknown to bourbons, ryes, and other whiskeys and thus Jack Daniels is officially designated as a Tennessee Whiskey." For the promotionally minded Motlow, it was one of the best official documents that had ever graced the Distillerys doors. His second generation effort to save and perpetuate the company his uncle founded had become a resounding success. He had pulled it through a time when the nations best distillers had gone under and left behind a tradition that still continues to this day. Although it never bore his name, except in fine print, Lem Motlow had kept alive the company the City of Lynchburg so relied on for not only economic survival, but a source of character unequaled anywhere.

Motlow remained a vital part of the company until his death on Sept. 1, 1947. Like his uncle before him, he was laid to rest in the Lynchburg Cemetery. The 1904 Worlds Fair in St. Louis marked the first time Jack Daniels Whiskey gained official world recognition. The fair had a lasting impact on America. A brewer named Pabst earned a blue ribbon for his beer, a waffle business that was losing money to the summer heat merged with an ice cream stand that introduced America to the ice cream cone, and Scotland Yard introduced the science of finger printing to American law enforcement in an effort to protect the crown jewels of England, which were on display at the fair. The success of Jack Daniels Whiskey continued through the years. In addition to those mentioned in the story, the company went on to receive four more international Gold Medals through the years  the latest being awarded in 1981 in Amsterdam. During the years prior to Prohibition in St. Louis, Motlow had sold an entire warehouse of whiskey to a businessman. When the buyer arrived, he found the barrels, but no whiskey.

It turned out that a group of mobsters under the command of noted gangster Al Capone had drained the barrels from the bottom. Motlow managed to correct the deal, but Tennessee whiskey became one of the most sought after during the Prohibition years. So much so that Capone kept a home in Knoxville where many deals could be made with the numerous bootleggers that pervaded the region. When World War II began, the Jack Daniels Distillery went into war-time operations as did most companies in the state. The alcohol produced by the company was used as fuel in torpedoes In 1956, the Jack Daniels Distillery was sold to Brown Forman Beverage Worldwide, Inc. The company realized that the special formula of Jack Daniels included the people of Lynchburg as well as the product. The old adage "if it aint broke, dont fix it" resembled the working philosophy of Jack Daniel himself and the company has prospered. They also own the Bluegrass Cooperage Company, which provides the oak barrels used to age the whiskey. In addition, they still buy their hard sugar maple used in the charcoal mellowing process from local suppliers in Tennessee.

The same year the company was purchased, they started a black and white advertising campaign featuring the people and town that have made Jack Daniels Whiskey a household word. The homespun images of Lynchburg began showing up in some of the nations classiest publications and was a remarkable success. It literally put the City of Lynchburg on the map of the world and continues today as the longest running advertising campaign in American history. In November 1967 on a 187-acre-tract in Moore County, the State of Tennessee broke ground on Motlow State Community College  named in honor of Sen. John Reagor Motlow. The land along with a sizable donation from the Motlows helped seed the school into becoming one of the regions most respected community colleges. Through the years, Jack Daniels Distillery and Brown Forman Beverage Worldwide, Inc. have helped to support the college. It continues to grow and be a vibrant part of the region. The company also contributes to the states quality of life with numerous contributions to various charities and was one of the first companies in Tennessee to help get the National Medal of Honor Museum off the ground in Chattanooga.

In addition, the Jack Daniels Distillery not only reigns in its own industry, but is also one of the most visited places in Tennessee. The Distillery offers tours every fifteen minutes and attracts over 250,000 a year to Lynchburg, Tenn. from around the world. Their travel brochure is now printed in seven languages and the company is always looking for employees with good foreign language skills. For more information on tours of the distillery, you can contact the office in Lynchburg. Special thanks for this story has to go to Roger Brashears, who currently heads up the Distillery. The Roane County native started at the company in 1963 and continues the home-spun company tradition Jack Daniel started. The company remains a vital part of the industry today and continues to offer special blends and varieties of Jack Daniels Whiskey to stay competitive in the industry, but the original is still the most popular. An interesting note is that the companys used barrels have sort of become a cottage industry on their own. They are still popular with plant nurseries and home gardeners as planters.

In Europe, however, they are often sought by Scotch Whiskey Distillers, who use them to help age and flavor their own blends. The Jack Daniels Original Silver Cornet Band mentioned in the story reformed in 1970s as a group. In 1978, they ordered exact replicas of the original instruments. Some were made in France, others special ordered, and some instruments acquired through collectors. The band still performs the "town band" numbers from 1905 and have performed as a professional group over the last few years. The company also still pays homage to their founder by supporting hot air balloon festivals and often enters their own balloon in the programs. The Distillery location is the only place in Lynchburg where you can purchase Jack Daniels Whiskey, but only the commemorative bottles the company has issued. After 136 years of being home to the worlds most recognized distillery, the City of Lynchburg is still officially " dry". The hardest drink available at the lavish bar at the end of the tour is lemonade.

Jasper Newton Daniel (1847 - 1911) - Genealogy Jasper Newton Daniel Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, United States Death: in Lynchburg, Tennessee, United States Cause of death: Lynchburg, Buried in Lynchburg City Cemetery, Tennessee, United States Occupation: View Complete Profile About "Jack" Daniel Jasper Newton "Jack" Daniel (September 5, 1846 or 1850 – October 10, 1911), was an American DistilleJack Daniel's grandfather was among the first of those who sailed from the tiny harbor in Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales to the New World in the United States in approximately 1807.[1] Daniel was born in Lynchburg, Tennessee, to Calaway Daniel (New Bern, North Carolina, 1800 – Lincoln County, Tennessee, 21 January 1863) and wife (married c.

1822) Lucinda Cook (Greenville, South Carolina, 1805 – Lincoln County, Tennessee, 27 January 1847), daughter of James Watson Cook (Maryland, 1776 – DeKalb County, Alabama, 1867) and wife Mary Riddle (North Carolina, 1783 – DeKalb County, 1876). [2] He was born in September, although seemingly no one knows the exact date. If the 1850 date is correct,then there is a contradiction with his mother's year of death (1847) and he may have become a licensed distiller at the age of 16, as the distillery claims a founding date of 1866. Other records list his birthdate as September 5, 1846, and in his 2004 biography Blood & Whiskey: The Life and Times of Jack Daniel author Peter Krass maintains that land and deed records show the distillery was actually not founded until 1875.

Daniel was one of thirteen children of Welsh descent.[3] His paternal grandfather Joseph (Job) Daniel,[4] born in England in 1756 and died in Franklin County, Tennessee in 1814, was originally from Wales; he came to America and married Elizabeth Callaway, who was born in Scotland in 1762 and also came to America, having died at Ridgeville, Moore County, Tennessee, in 1853. Since Jack Daniel never married and did not have any children, he took his favorite nephew, Lem Motlow, under his wing. Motlow had a head for numbers and was soon doing all the distillery's bookkeeping. In 1907, due to failing health, Jack Daniel gave the distillery to his nephew. Jack later died from blood poisoning at Lynchburg in 1911. The infection allegedly set up originally in a toe, which Daniel injured in kicking his safe in anger when he couldn't get it open early one morning at work — he had always had trouble remembering the combination.

This incident was the subject of a marketing poster used on the London Underground in January 2006, with the line "Moral: Never go to work early." A common joke that is told during the tour of the distillery, is that all Jack had to do to cure his infection was to dip his toe in a glass of his own whiskey to clean it. r and the founder of Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey distillery An American Distiller and the founder of Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey distillery. Jack Daniel left home at an early age and was raised by a family friend named Dan Call. Now Mr. Call was a Lutheran minister, but also owned a whiskey still just outside of Lynchburg. It was here where young Jack learned about making whiskey. In 1892, Jack Daniel created the Silver Cornet Band to draw crowds to the Lynchburg Square and his two saloons – the White Rabbit and the Red Dog. He ordered all of the instruments – including, of course, cornets – from the Sears and Roebuck catalog for less than $300 and had Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 painted on the side of the drum.

The thirteen “musicians” who made up the band weren’t technically musicians at all – they were townspeople from Lynchburg. Despite their lack of experience, the band was good – and known and loved throughout the region. Mr. Jack’s Silver Cornet Band even played the campaign swings of presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan and Tennessee gubernatorial candidate Robert Love Taylor. The band disbanded when World War I began and the men of Lynchburg volunteered for service. Even though their music came to an end, their story lives on. Jack Daniel never married and did not have any children, he took his favorite nephew, Lem Motlow, under his wing. Motlow had a head for numbers and was soon doing all the distillery's bookkeeping. In 1907, due to failing health, Jack Daniel gave the distillery to his nephew. Jack later died from blood poisoning at Lynchburg in 1911. Etowah Historical Society - WELCOME Famous Jack Daniel Distillery once located in Gadsden Jack Daniel's is a brand of Tennessee whiskey that is among the world's best-selling liquors and is known for its square bottles and black label.

Jasper Newton "Jack" Daniel was born in September 1850, although seemingly no one knows the exact date because the birth records were destroyed in a courthouse fire. If the 1850 date is correct, he might have become a licensed distiller at the age of 16. Jack Danielï¿½s sister had married a Motlow. The couple had 10 children, including Lem, Spoon, Frank and Thomas. The first three were engaged in the liquor business in one way or another. Thomas became a banker in Lynchburg . Because Jack Daniel never married and did not have any children, he took his favorite nephew, Lem Motlow, under his wing. Lem had a head for numbers, and was soon doing all of the distillery's bookkeeping. In 1907, due to failing health, Jack Daniel gave the distillery to his nephew. In about 1890 Lemï¿½s brother, Spoon Motlow, went to Gadsden , Alabama from Lynchburg , Tenn. to open the Spoon Motlow Saloon. That was just before he decided to do what Lem was doing... getting into the distilling business.

Old map photographs have shown Spoonï¿½s saloon to be in the 400 block of Broad Street . Records show that on May 26, 1903, a C. N Alford sold to Spoon Motlow 2.73 acres of land at 5th St. and Tuscaloosa Avenue . Fifth Street of that day was about one block east of its present location. It was known as Red Row. Later it was named Essex St. and still later it was closed. Spoon Motlow paid $1,365 for the Tuscaloosa tract. He began making plans to build a distillery, and his product was to be Coosa River Corn Whiskey, distilled from waters from Standifer Springs, using the Lincoln County Process, from Tennessee . In the fall of 1903 he sold one-third of his interest in the distillery to Lem Motlow, and one-third to W. S. Boyd. The Gadsden Distilling Co. then became a reality. Ten buildings were erected, including a reservoir that was necessary for distilling Coosa River Corn Whiskey. The main building was a large two-story building with an exterior of vertical planking.

Each building was painted red. Judging from the number of buildings on the property the Motlows must have done a thriving business. The distillery produced corn whiskey known as "Black Jack," and was famous for his Coosa River "Lincoln County Process" brand of sour mash whiskey. A 1910 insurance map of Gadsden shows that the plant was ï¿½not in operation since 1908ï¿½. A notation on the 1915 map states, "buildings now vacant and in dilapidated condition." Many Gadsden residents remembered the old distillery and its buildings and how they looked around 1915. The main building was two stories high with an exterior of vertical planking, painted red. The street on the western boundary of the property was known as Red Row. Sulphur water that had a "terrible odor" poured from the old mines through a pipe. There was an old whiskey jug popularly used in the early days by saloon keepers that had Motlowï¿½s famous drink. Cut in the crockery is the inscription, "W. L.

Echols, Pure Wines and Liquors, Gadsden , Ala. " Echols had a saloon at Broad and Court Sts., in the building once occupied by Hagedorn's store. The Echols family lived on the second floor over the saloon. Another saloon, Nugent's, in Attalla, also did business with the Motlow distillery. Gadsden had a crockery industry back then and it is plausible that saloons had their own jugs manufactured with their names cut into the crockery while the clay was still soft ï¿½ before baking and glazing. "During the early 1900s, Etowah County was a "wet" county, meaning it was legal to sell alcoholic beverages such as beer and whiskey. There were many popular saloons on Broad Street as well as in Attalla. The saloons were very popular, causing the crime rate in Etowah County to reach a very high rate by mid-1907. One newspaper reported: ï¿½Thursday, Sept. 20, 1906 - John Davis Murdered In a Most Brutal Way Near Boaz.

Coroner Investigating John Davis, bartender and manager of Spoon Motlowï¿½s saloon at Mountainboro, was murdered and robbed in his place of business last Thursday Night. He was shot three times in the head and shoulders, his throat was cut from ear to ear, his head being almost severed from the body and he was beaten about the head and body in a frightful manner. News of the tragedy was received in Gadsden early Friday morning by telephone.ï¿½ It was at this time that a committee of prominent citizens formed to put a stop to open saloons and to try to get a handle on the high crime rate. This committee soon began to circulate petitions to call for a wet-dry referendum to try to stop the sale of alcohol in Gadsden and Attalla. J.E. Blackwood was chosen as chairman for the prohibition campaign committee, with Col. R.B. Kyle, one of Gadsden 's most respected citizens, taking up the cause against prohibition. By late September, more than enough names had been gathered to call for the vote, and the battle lines had been drawn. The date for the vote was set for Oct.

29, 1907, with a rousing campaign being waged by both sides. Kyle asserted that the question of alcohol and the open saloon should be left up to each individual's own freedom of choice, while many of the women of Etowah County branded Kyle a "devil" and spoke out against him. On the date for the vote, many of the men who went out to the polls were surprised at what they saw. A large gathering of women was on hand to attempt to sway the opinion of the voters. Many potential voters actually were turned away, causing a much smaller turnout than was expected. In Attalla, the women and children took charge of the polls early in the morning, and many of the anti-prohibitionists failed to vote. Many of the women at the polls carried signs, and if the demonstrators could not change a voter's mind on how to vote, the signs were used to persuade him not to vote at all. In Alabama City , where there were an unusual proportion of women and children - not a woman or child took any part whatsoever. None of them gathered around the polls. At several small precincts, there were some demonstrations by the prohibitionists. There was no question about the county going dry on this date.

The only question was the size of the majority. At noon, 62 voters had been polled in Alabama City , with 2-to-1 in favor of prohibition. Out of the 90 voters polled in Altoona , not a single one was for whiskey. Early in the morning of the vote, a large group of women and children gathered at the Etowah County Courthouse on Broad Street long before the polls opened. At 8 a.m., when the election was officially announced, probably 300 stood on the broad steps of the big building and began to sing sacred songs and wave banners. The children present each held flags and joined in the singing. It was a novel sight for Gadsden . At first, the women and children massed solidly in front of the main entrance, but an opening soon was formed to get to the inside where the voting was being done. On every hand, the good women of Gadsden asked for votes for prohibition and, every one of them was ready to argue her case. When the votes were counted, 1,632 had voted for prohibition and only 474 had cast votes for the legal sale of alcohol. Prohibition became law Jan.

1, 1908. This marked the closing of the saloons throughout Etowah County and also the closing of the Spoon Motlow Saloon and the Gadsden Distillery. Etowah County remained dry for several years." Gadsden today might have a thriving distillery, making something like the famous "Jack Daniel's No. 7" whiskey were it not for Etowah County 's proclivity for voting itself dry. But it did this in 1907, for the first time in the century. And it came at a time when anti-liquor forces, headed by the Anti-Saloon League, were engaged in a national campaign against the evils of "Demon Rum." It all ended in national prohibition during World War I. The 1907 dry vote in Etowah forced the Gadsden Distilling Company, operated by Lum "Spoon" Motlow, to close. With this national sentiment against alcohol gaining momentum, there was little chance for the distillery to reopen even if the county had changed its mind. This was the end of legal distilling in Gadsden . Spoon returned to Moore and Lincoln Counties and began to farm and raise prize mules to trade and show.

He loved to fox hunt, and he was also president of the Moore County Bank from 1901 until 1916. On October 10, 1925, he died suddenly at age 57 leaving his eleven years old daughter an orphan. Further records show that Spoon Motlow died intestate, thus leaving his sole heir, Nancy Motlow Pitts, the Tuscaloosa Ave. property. His brother, Lem Motlow had produced whiskey here with him, and in Birmingham , off and on, until Jefferson went dry with national prohibition, and also in St. Louis . He had the Birmingham and St. Louis operations going at the same time and traveled back and forth on a strenuous schedule. Lem was out of the distilling business until 1938 when he opened the present distillery in Lynchburg . When prohibition ended in 1932 Tennessee was still dry under a statute of its own. Lem vowed to change this.

A resident of Lynchburg at that time, he told the residents of Moore County , "If you elect me to the State Legislature I promise you I'm going to help myself, and if I do that I'll be helping you." He was elected, went to the Legislature and persuaded the legislators to change the statute. But back home Moore County had a judge who refused to call a referendum to legalize the distillery. Lem took his case to the State Supreme Court. It ordered the referendum. Lem won and the distillery was opened. Liquor then could be made in the county, but it could not be sold there. It was dry then and has remained so to this day.

Question: What was the first name of US distiller Jack Daniel, born September 1850?
Answer: Jasper