Jack Daniels

Oct.9

Quiz: Why are the trees and buildings for 4 miles around the Jack Daniels distillery black?

All Jack Daniels is distilled in Lynchburg, TN so we decided to go check it out. We signed up for The Flight of Jack Distillery Tour that started at 2:20 giving us enough time to walk downtown and have lunch. This informative tour is mostly outdoors and sometimes in very hot buildings, so I would not recommend it on a hot summer day. You can’t carry a purse or backpack on the tour and there are few lockers to put them in so I suggest you leave them in the car. Pictures are allowed outdoors but not in the buildings.

We learned and saw how Jack is made and how important the wooden barrels are to the process. At the tours conclusion we sampled 5 Jacks. The samples were small and he suggested just a drop on the tongue to let the taste come completely out. At the end he had us mix fire and honey and sample a drop of that. Delicious! Everyone received a nice glass with the Jack Daniels logo and a pencil. 

When they finish with the barrels they are sold to other distilleries for various items. One item brewed in a used Jack barrel is hot sauce! 

I got the most delicious smelling candle and fun mug! 

The flush on the toilet was the most interesting I have used! Old Times brought to the modern washroom! Pull to flush and I think it makes people flush cause it is so different.

More pix soon! Must get them off phone!

Answer: They are tainted by a whiskey fungus that is common near distilleries. It also helps police find illegal stills! Our tour guide suggested if you want an illegal still to keep it close to Jack!