I'm a scotch single malt man myself, have been for 40 years, but I have always had a soft spot for JD, and enjoyed this documentary. I love the nose and it's strength is it's simplicity. I usually have a bottle in among my collection (currently it's red dog saloon which is lovely), and i was happy to find that my previous two bottles of single barrel were both quite different, which i did'nt expect at all. I never add mixers to my spirits as it seems such a waste, and can happily make a glass of JD last an hour. cheers !!
@@WilliamRWarrenJr Lagavulin is a great scotch, but i dont like how the price has shot up over the last year or so, quite a bit more than other's in the same bracket, personally i prefer ardbeg oogy a bit more, and i aint tried Beams choice, but will make a note on my todo whisk(e)y list lol, thanks.
Wow what a fascinating watch. Every process is amazing. The 10ft of charcoal filtration is incredible. I'd recommend watching this to anyone. As a Brit I prefer Scottish whiskey but JD and Jim beam are my only favourite American tipple. Number 7 is a classic I'm going to the store now I've watched this to buy a bottle. What's incredible is it's made in Tennessee and you can even find it in a tiny shop in the middle of England in a remote village. Wow.
@* AnimalHeadSpirit * No, you don't put Whiskey in a fridge or freezer. It can change the taste. Just store it in a cool dark place and drink it naturally chilled, or put some Ice in it if you want it cold
@@i3lackflo i think on the box it actually says "serve chilled" meaning to put it in the freezer... but thats for Jack Daniels honey not sure about the other versions..
@@i3lackflo cold storage to me means a freezer thats under 30f so a freezer... depending on where you live keep it in your kitchen counter or bar counter will change, for example if you're living in Alaska then i guess you don't need to put it in a freezer but you you live in Florida well its like drinking a boiling hot cup of whiskey which i don't think will be to pleasing..
Ah tradition. This brings back fond memories of some good nights, and some foggy mornings. 9:20 Also got me thinking about our 'Nana'. She passed away at 104 a few years ago. She lived alone up until she was 102, every thanksgiving and Christmas she showed up with her special sour / and or buttermilk biscuits. She had kept the 'culture' alive from either her mother or grandmother. I don't know how exactly. Quite the lady.
I watched this a few times. Find the incredible coordination and the various stages of the production process fascinating. Hi Thomas, thank you for the below, your father was part of the production of one of USA's most recognizable products / brands. While I prefer Wild Turkey myself (just a question of taste) the skill, dedication, pride and professionalism of JD's workers is something to behold. Wish it could be copied to all other areas of life.
I was there yesterday, and took the 1.5 hour tour. What an interesting place. I really loved the tasting at the end of the tour. They were sampling their finest whiskeys. You’ve got to check it out!
@@thenecessarygood Well everyone is entitled to their opinion. I don't have the money to spend on extremely expensive whiskey, and the few times I had the privilege to taste them, it was not really for me. That being said Jack Daniels don't taste like "Whiskey" at all, and you have to remember you are talking to someone deluding their "Whiskey" with Coke. To my defense Jack Daniels sell upwards of 180 million bottles per year so they must be doing something right. Come to think of it, what are a hater of Jack Daniels doing on this page other than looking to wank off in front of everyone with their "Superior" taste in liquor. Soo.... Fuck Off!!!
@@thenecessarygood I really don't care what you think, as said, I mix it with Coke and like the taste. Chances are that if YOU venture into the world of fine whiskey, since you are such a self proclaimed connoisseur, you will quickly find that you can neither afford nor have the knowledge to even slightly impress the people in that exclusive little world. In other words, your favourite whiskey will be seen as cat piss by them.
Wow who would of thought it takes this much to make a fine bottle of JD im glad im a fan of of it thanks for all the hardwork and dedication it takes that fine bottle of JD!!!
I've taken several clients ( I was in the Limousine business in Nashville) to the Jack Daniel's distillery. Jack Daniel's pays 1.5 million dollars in federal liquor tax every 48 hours. Make sure you eat at the Boarding house its Southern cooking at its finest.
As a Tennessee resident I thought it was my civic duty to drink Jack Daniels. I have drank gallons of JD in my life and if I’m in the mood for whiskey it’s my go to. I’ve been to the distillery and it was fascinating.
My favorite whiskey jack Daniels Gentleman Jack is my number one, single barrel, then old number 7 Keep up the good work and I will be there one day . God Bless
Lots of Irish and scotch distillers use JD barrels as well as from other US distillers - thanks for taking the edge off the wood for us and leaving something behind :)
The mystic of the place makes want to join the ladies and gents of the company. Very few companies evoke a sense of pride, except those few that know they are making something special.
August 13th, 1969, The first time I have tasted Jack Daniel's whiskey, (One month before I enlisted into the US Navy. I have been a loyal fan ever since.
Many years ago during a tour of Jack Daniels all of us in the group were presented a small bottle, airline size, that had a white label. Our tour group were told that item would possibly never be retailed, it was 21 years in the making process. I will never forget the smoothness of the taste.
Read the book "Blood and Whiskey." Better details than set out here. Like how they got the name "Old number 7." The book also explains the simple yet ingenious reason why Jack chose to use square bottles.
THANK GOD For LEM MOTLOW. Or there would be no town!! Been sober for more than 40 years now.Good idea, great whiskey as I remember!! Thanks for supporting America and its workers!! Hope you stay doing what your doing because this COVID is going to make us all suffer.You TOO
Toured JD distillery today. $35/person for the Angel Share tour (included tasting) no reservations needed. You can purchase whiskey as you leave the distillery- not sure how that works since it’s a dry county. Our tour guide, Ben, w knowledgeable and witty, SO interesting ~ we really enjoyed ourselves. Lynchburg otherwise is dead and souvenir shops close at 5:00 fyi
Hell....I'd like to apprentice with the head whiskey taster!!😂 I wonder how it works in that town? I know the head taster spits out every sample he tries. But sublingually you are still going to amass some alcohol into your blood stream from under the tongue. Since Lynchburg is a dry county, I wonder if the cops go easy on tasters as they're going home and they happen to swerve once or twice. I mean...those workers are paying the cops, mayors, and everybody else's salaries. I think that's a valid question.
Have you seen the waste of alcohol when they are filling up the barrels that is like a 3third of a bottle right there I be drunk if work there after 5 barrels and out drunk cold danm I hope that they have a recuperation alcohol so that they don't loose so much of the precious liquid gees a day got to be a couple of barrels of whiskey wasted
@@davidslefort6541 it’s not waste, it’s quality control. Any inconsistency in the loss would be noticed by a human operator before ruining barrels, contaminating inestimable amounts of product and equipment which fully mechanical automation would miss.
Yes. They go to Scotland, Ireland and Japan where they are filled with the local whiskey made there. About 80% come from the US, the rest are from European Sherry producers made from local Limousine Oak.
Amazing to see they still hold to expensive tradition . Bet other use dye & favoring, we tried as a teen but we mixes drinks after finding out it taste like gasoline LOL
Nathan Green was Dan Call's slave. Historians, the company, and Jack Daniels himself (in his 1965 biography) have all confirmed that it was, in fact, Nathan who showed Jack how to make the whiskey. Even more, he was made the head distiller for the company in 1866 - the same year the company was officially launched.
Been round quite a few ( hic) Scottish distillerys whilst touring the very famous and not as famous but this JD is done on a grand scale. Great video..
Since this is old and NatGeo provided inaccurate information at the time, viewers should know of Nathan 'Uncle Nearest' Green, the freed slave & actual individual that taught Jasper 'Jack' Daniel how to make whiskey. Nathan Green can be seen at 7:32 (dark complected man at center of group photo, next to Jack) when the narrator alludes to the "mysteries" behind the brand. TMYK...
I was born about 150 miles from Lynchburg and when I was in High School friends and I would go to the plant and load up a couple of u-hauls with used barrels. This was back in the late 60's . We would take them back home cut them in half and sell them to hardware stores and garden centers for about twice the $10 a barrel we paid JD for them. We were in the big time money making but that scheme didn't last long as JD quit selling them to us or anyone who didn't want two or three hundred barrels at a shot.
Woooooooow!!!! I actually thought they added alcohol and food coloring for taste and appearance. Also I never would’ve thought the whiskey was filtered through wood charcoal..
Jack Daniel's is my favourite whiskey, I have my first and only bottle, and I hope to buy another bottle, but is expensive in my country, so I'm waiting to have the oportunity (and the money) to buy it😅
So many Kentucky and Tennessee whiskys out there...JD is industrial-scale whiskey with a charcoal taste. I only bought a bottle to see what Frank Sinatra's favorite booze was but he probably mixed it with Coke.
DM Hunter As a native and still a resident of Tennessee you are absolutely correct Green taught Jack how to distill liquor and was the first black master distiller in the United States and at Jack Daniels distillery.
DM Hunter how the fuck could i forget that, i want you to forget that me and you are any diferent we are both men you respect me i respect you and boom!!!
Many years ago in my younger days Jack Daniels and I would get into Many Bar Room Brauls now that Iam in my 60's Jack and I don't sit Together that much anymore. I mostly sit with Budweiser now sometimes Jack will come to the table 🤔
I quit drinking years ago, but I loved taking the tour when I was there. I spent time with my mother's family in North Carolina and tried moonshine there. That stopped my drinking right there and then.
Been through the distillery twice! Very interesting! Just don't inhale the fumes st the fermentation room! You can get drunk off the fumes alone! Hahaha!
Jack Daniels is about 20-25% cheaper to produce than Evan Williams, but costs 3 times more. There are no regulations in Tennessee. Jack can fill their barrels with over 140 proof, while Evan is only allowed to fill their with 120 proof... Which means cheap swill Jack Daniels can get about 25 extra bottles per barrel after they water it down to 80 proof.
Europeans are shaking their heads at the WOODEN timber aging barns and the charcoal making and the barrel wood. Few countries with so much hardwood to exploit like here. And it is all sustainable. More trees in the USA now than in 1800.
@Blind Bob Nearly every hardwood tree East of the Mississippi are natural regrowth from the original settling of America. Look up some of the hardwood surveys and you will find we are in great shape for continued harvesting without any need to make tree farms, like corn rows in Europe.
@pocketjohnson Actually, Scotland produces roughly 43 million cases of Whisky per year. But the combined production of America and Canada is near 53 million cases. As for Oak forests, Europe used all of its up a century or more ago. No where on earth can you get a fine oak barrel for less than in America. I know, I buy a lot for my wine. "French" Barrels are actually for the most part made of eastern Europe oak and Russian, but they will not tell you that.
I am a big fan of JD and in curiosity need to understand, what will happen of the empty barrels and any attention to growing wood by JD, so that no environment impact to the forests where the wood is sourced for barrels.
That is a great Video But i have 2 questions how do the get the whiskey out of the barrels and what do they do with the old barrels Thanks for all Yours Frank
I think they drill a hole in the side and pour it into a huge funnel. A lot of the old barrels are sold to the Tabasco sauce company. You can look up a video on how Tabasco is made.
We get a bottle of old no 7 every first Friday of the month (good friday) but as far as a drive goes we can go to the surrounding counties to the liquor store...no more than a 15 minute drive for most of us.
Most people do not know this but most Master Tasters have a normal, non drunk blood alcohol content of .06. And so as to not get tickets for driving over the limit they have to get a special certification due to their job.
Worldwide sales are 350 000 standard sized bottles per *day* - hard to believe it is all made with craftmanship methods as shown here in this commercial.
They are in a dry county for a reason. Because it would not look good if other brands were sold right down the street from Jack. In fact, you can buy a bottle of Jack right there in the distillery.
imagine if mr daniels came back to life and saw how they make his whisky today? i think he would say "hold my jack and let me show you how its done" lol
Who cares? I don't have shit and my family didn't come from America. I'm extremely proud to be an American. I say we deal with the problems as they are and NOT make everything a social justice mission.
@@bryanlugg3934 Jack didn't start his distillery until 1866 after the abolition of slavery. Nathan "Nearest" Green was Dan Call's slave. Dan taught Jack how to make whiskey, Nearest improved it. That is why Jack hired him. Y'all need to learn before y'all start typing.
Take a tour you wont be disappointed. It brings a tear to the eye just because of happiness. Tears of joy.
Miserable place to work though lol
My dad is the guy in the red shirt,he worked in the barreling house for 14 years. At 34:39,he is rolling barrels,also at 35:47
@@LucifersDeathSquad He is surely dead, he is the guy in the RED SHIRT 😮😮😮
@@laurahelenaxou1834 - Yes that was my thoughts exactly. R.I.P. red shirt guy.
Did he retire or was he crushed by a barrel? Just asking for a friend he's a real A hole !
@@roosterguy4958 - He had a stroke on the job and they cremated him in the charcoal for filtering the whiskey per his wishes.
Thomas Colvert Hi Dad from Alaska
I'm a scotch single malt man myself, have been for 40 years, but I have always had a soft spot for JD, and enjoyed this documentary. I love the nose and it's strength is it's simplicity. I usually have a bottle in among my collection (currently it's red dog saloon which is lovely), and i was happy to find that my previous two bottles of single barrel were both quite different, which i did'nt expect at all. I never add mixers to my spirits as it seems such a waste, and can happily make a glass of JD last an hour. cheers !!
Well said my friend, salud🥃
well said my friend！ Enjoy JD enjoy life！
My go-to is Lagavulin but Beam's Choice is my favorite bourbon.
@@WilliamRWarrenJr Lagavulin is a great scotch, but i dont like how the price has shot up over the last year or so, quite a bit more than other's in the same bracket, personally i prefer ardbeg oogy a bit more, and i aint tried Beams choice, but will make a note on my todo whisk(e)y list lol, thanks.
You got them shakes after 40
Wow what a fascinating watch. Every process is amazing. The 10ft of charcoal filtration is incredible. I'd recommend watching this to anyone. As a Brit I prefer Scottish whiskey but JD and Jim beam are my only favourite American tipple. Number 7 is a classic I'm going to the store now I've watched this to buy a bottle. What's incredible is it's made in Tennessee and you can even find it in a tiny shop in the middle of England in a remote village. Wow.
Visited the factory a few years ago. It was simply an amazing tour. I love Jack and appreciate the care that is taken to make this whiskey.
I'm 77 yrs old and I'll drink it straight or with coke.Nothing else will do. Thank you Mr. Daniels. May you rest in peace.
@* AnimalHeadSpirit * No, you don't put Whiskey in a fridge or freezer. It can change the taste. Just store it in a cool dark place and drink it naturally chilled, or put some Ice in it if you want it cold
@@i3lackflo i think on the box it actually says "serve chilled" meaning to put it in the freezer... but thats for Jack Daniels honey not sure about the other versions..
@@dunhillsupramk3 doesn't chilled mean normal coolness from cold storage?
@@i3lackflo cold storage to me means a freezer thats under 30f so a freezer...
depending on where you live keep it in your kitchen counter or bar counter will change, for example if you're living in Alaska then i guess you don't need to put it in a freezer but you you live in Florida well its like drinking a boiling hot cup of whiskey which i don't think will be to pleasing..
Mostly with Coke, single barrel with ice every now and then, but Coke actually compliments it in my opinion. Taking a swig as we speak.
Ah tradition. This brings back fond memories of some good nights, and some foggy mornings. 9:20 Also got me thinking about our 'Nana'. She passed away at 104 a few years ago. She lived alone up until she was 102, every thanksgiving and Christmas she showed up with her special sour / and or buttermilk biscuits. She had kept the 'culture' alive from either her mother or grandmother. I don't know how exactly. Quite the lady.
Thank you Mr Daniel's for sharing your fine fine spirit, you have put a smile on and in America, and a few laughter shows.
Heading out to buy a bottle of Jack....Damn good times hanging with Jack
I watched this a few times. Find the incredible coordination and the various stages of the production process fascinating. Hi Thomas, thank you for the below, your father was part of the production of one of USA's most recognizable products / brands. While I prefer Wild Turkey myself (just a question of taste) the skill, dedication, pride and professionalism of JD's workers is something to behold. Wish it could be copied to all other areas of life.
I was there yesterday, and took the 1.5 hour tour. What an interesting place. I really loved the tasting at the end of the tour. They were sampling their finest whiskeys. You’ve got to check it out!
I was having some Single Barrel while watching this on New Year's eve and my wife got me a bottle of Gentleman's Jack for Christmas. Great video,
I just tried Gentleman Jack for the very first time as on special offer. Very smooth and tasty. Just the one..?
Sounds like a great Christmas
American Standard Unit of Measure: Ford F-150
How much is that in football fields?
@@tolga1cool 1/16
But made in Mexico, lol...
@@ivansarajev49 Pretty damn close, it's actually ~1/8
I've been there years ago, still remember the smell of the barrel houses. You walk in and man o man,it will take the top of your head off!
OMG... I almost replaced water with Jack D for the last 20 years, and it's very nice to see why it's so special.
@@thenecessarygood Well everyone is entitled to their opinion. I don't have the money to spend on extremely expensive whiskey, and the few times I had the privilege to taste them, it was not really for me. That being said Jack Daniels don't taste like "Whiskey" at all, and you have to remember you are talking to someone deluding their "Whiskey" with Coke. To my defense Jack Daniels sell upwards of 180 million bottles per year so they must be doing something right. Come to think of it, what are a hater of Jack Daniels doing on this page other than looking to wank off in front of everyone with their "Superior" taste in liquor. Soo.... Fuck Off!!!
@@thenecessarygood it’s best used for cooking I do feel, adds a lot of flavor
@@thenecessarygood I really don't care what you think, as said, I mix it with Coke and like the taste. Chances are that if YOU venture into the world of fine whiskey, since you are such a self proclaimed connoisseur, you will quickly find that you can neither afford nor have the knowledge to even slightly impress the people in that exclusive little world. In other words, your favourite whiskey will be seen as cat piss by them.
@Michigan fan to be fair.. it all tastes like shit
@@Trilltord this guy gets it
Whiskey making is lifeblood of the town, yet it's a dry county..Mother Earth never ceases to amaze me !!... Jai Jack
Thats why when you visit their store whiskey is the only thing you won't find. 😂😂😂😂
@@kenkarish826 nah they can sell commemorative whiskey there
Wow who would of thought it takes this much to make a fine bottle of JD im glad im a fan of of it thanks for all the hardwork and dedication it takes that fine bottle of JD!!!
I've taken several clients ( I was in the Limousine business in Nashville) to the Jack Daniel's distillery.
Jack Daniel's pays 1.5 million dollars in federal liquor tax every 48 hours.
Make sure you eat at the Boarding house its Southern cooking at its finest.
The. Consumer pays the tax
@@buddyg1408 actually it’s both, jack has to pay legal fees for making alcohol, like a sin tax
And society pays a hundred times more trying to recover the human and material damage caused by alcohol addiction.
As a Tennessee resident I thought it was my civic duty to drink Jack Daniels. I have drank gallons of JD in my life and if I’m in the mood for whiskey it’s my go to. I’ve been to the distillery and it was fascinating.
My favorite whiskey jack Daniels
Gentleman Jack is my number one, single barrel, then old number 7
Keep up the good work and I will be there one day .
God Bless
Watching my favourite beverage being made in 2020 from Australia I’m going to pop down the bottle shop now I’m thirsty ❤️Jack 🥃
Hmmmmmm, wonder how they get the whiskey from the barrels into the bottling line. Also, what happens to the now empty barrels?
I visited the Jamison distillery in Dublin. They age their whiskey in used Jack Daniel’s barrels. They even point that out during the tour!
Lots of Irish and scotch distillers use JD barrels as well as from other US distillers - thanks for taking the edge off the wood for us and leaving something behind :)
flavor and kick has no borders
The mystic of the place makes want to join the ladies and gents of the company. Very few companies evoke a sense of pride, except those few that know they are making something special.
Here I am enjoying my single barrel peacefully in my home while watching how this extraordinary liquor is made
Lucky dog
August 13th, 1969, The first time I have tasted Jack Daniel's whiskey, (One month before I enlisted into the US Navy. I have been a loyal fan ever since.
Many years ago during a tour of Jack Daniels all of us in the group were presented a small bottle, airline size, that had a white label. Our tour group were told that item would possibly never be retailed, it was 21 years in the making process. I will never forget the smoothness of the taste.
@@The93Vector 😂😂😂 good one
Amazing to watch.
This is a very good documentary..
Read the book "Blood and Whiskey." Better details than set out here. Like how they got the name "Old number 7." The book also explains the simple yet ingenious reason why Jack chose to use square bottles.
I still have my batch 001, batch 002 and rye whiskey bottles all unopened in perfect condition. Plan on preserving them for generations to come
to be fair, their tube ads are amazing so i feel like ive ticked something of my bucket list
Great video capturing the process. Thanks to JD for sharing. Very impressive.
130 million bottles per year translates to 4 per second. I'm a little skeptical about the quality control achievable at that rate of production.
130 million bottles bottled per year. There are a shit load of barrel houses through out the hills where the barrels of Jack are stored.
THANK GOD For LEM MOTLOW. Or there would be no town!! Been sober for more than 40 years now.Good idea, great whiskey as I remember!! Thanks for supporting America and its workers!! Hope you stay doing what your doing because this COVID is going to make us all suffer.You TOO
7 years sober never felt better!!
Outstanding process and quite frankly my better choice of wiskey😊✌️
Update....SUCCESSFULLY PASSED THE NREMT TEST.....
Toured JD distillery today. $35/person for the Angel Share tour (included tasting) no reservations needed. You can purchase whiskey as you leave the distillery- not sure how that works since it’s a dry county. Our tour guide, Ben, w knowledgeable and witty, SO interesting ~ we really enjoyed ourselves. Lynchburg otherwise is dead and souvenir shops close at 5:00 fyi
I'd love a tour with this guy! He's got a great way of explaining things.
Hell....I'd like to apprentice with the head whiskey taster!!😂 I wonder how it works in that town? I know the head taster spits out every sample he tries. But sublingually you are still going to amass some alcohol into your blood stream from under the tongue. Since Lynchburg is a dry county, I wonder if the cops go easy on tasters as they're going home and they happen to swerve once or twice. I mean...those workers are paying the cops, mayors, and everybody else's salaries. I think that's a valid question.
He retired in 2020
@@patrickmollohan3082 I’m pretty sure they get driven home or at least be required to take breath tests before they leave
i still have my bottle of Jack Daniel's Whisky since January or February it still not done yet i have it in the fridge it taste good when it cool
When you're the only business in town, odds are that most employees have been there for 'several generations'.
Yes, it DID state that at the beginning...
Have you seen the waste of alcohol when they are filling up the barrels that is like a 3third of a bottle right there I be drunk if work there after 5 barrels and out drunk cold danm I hope that they have a recuperation alcohol so that they don't loose so much of the precious liquid gees a day got to be a couple of barrels of whiskey wasted
@@davidslefort6541 it’s not waste, it’s quality control. Any inconsistency in the loss would be noticed by a human operator before ruining barrels, contaminating inestimable amounts of product and equipment which fully mechanical automation would miss.
You've obviously never been to Lynchburg. It is the main source of income their but it's far from the only business.
@@davidslefort6541 That's what they use to light the maple wood on fire...
I was there and it's amazing. Look.forward to visiting again.
They completely skipped over the De-barreling of the whisky into the bottling plant, disappointed.
Gotta keep some secrets Sugar!! 😉
Didn't say what happens to the empties either.
You better tell us more; with a link to pertaining information
Might and Majestic.. Jack Daniels.. i want to visit the jack daniels distellery once..
When Jack Daniels get done with those barrels they go to Scotland. Really. And several other countries, especially for Sherry.
Also used for fermenting Tabasco sauce
@@kev6294 I dont care for tobacco sauce, but I like Tabasco
Sorry must of spell checked me
Bourbon only uses new barrels and sells them to Ireland etc. Irish whiskey then uses them and sherry barrels to age the different whiskies.
Yes. They go to Scotland, Ireland and Japan where they are filled with the local whiskey made there. About 80% come from the US, the rest are from European Sherry producers made from local Limousine Oak.
Been there and toured it! Really cool. Drank Jim Beam in parking lot I was disappointed their were no samples.
Dry county baby! Strangest thing in the world.
Well they saw you drinking Jim Beam in one of their 700 cameras....they decided "no samples for him he's made his bed!" lol jk
I was there a month ago. And took the angels tour . Sampled 5 single barrel whiskeys . And could buy plenty in the bottle shop .
The distillery is in a dry county-you can make it, but you cannot buy it there. The local saloon serves lemonade.
amazing experience, thank you kindly
I don't consume alcohol, but if I did, I am very impressed by the way yall make this whisky, and mayhap need to test it myself!
Ha ha, you can test alright but not to intoxicated. 😂😂😂
Amazing to see they still hold to expensive tradition . Bet other use dye & favoring, we tried as a teen but we mixes drinks after finding out it taste like gasoline LOL
Nathan Green was Dan Call's slave. Historians, the company, and Jack Daniels himself (in his 1965 biography) have all confirmed that it was, in fact, Nathan who showed Jack how to make the whiskey. Even more, he was made the head distiller for the company in 1866 - the same year the company was officially launched.
Glad someone else knows who really made JD
Been round quite a few ( hic) Scottish distillerys whilst touring the very famous and not as famous but this JD is done on a grand scale. Great video..
"Knowing safety is not enough,practice it.."..that caught my attention..
learned to make whisky from a local preacher - love it
"JACK DANIEL & COKE" That's my first drink in New York City - 25th December 1970
I remember my first beer u pias ant
190 proof moonshine right of the womb here
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Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls God Bless Ya 🙏
Since this is old and NatGeo provided inaccurate information at the time, viewers should know of Nathan 'Uncle Nearest' Green, the freed slave & actual individual that taught Jasper 'Jack' Daniel how to make whiskey. Nathan Green can be seen at 7:32 (dark complected man at center of group photo, next to Jack) when the narrator alludes to the "mysteries" behind the brand. TMYK...
Thank you. Thank you i just said that.
Facts - they never wanted to give the real guy his recognition.
This country is lead by a racist
@@mike5162 stfu you ignorant fool.
Jorge Gonzalez this country, your country is lead by and ignorant racist bigot bastard narcissistic moron liar and he doesn’t want you here. 👌👌✌️
I was born about 150 miles from Lynchburg and when I was in High School friends and I would go to the plant and load up a couple of u-hauls with used barrels. This was back in the late 60's . We would take them back home cut them in half and sell them to hardware stores and garden centers for about twice the $10 a barrel we paid JD for them. We were in the big time money making but that scheme didn't last long as JD quit selling them to us or anyone who didn't want two or three hundred barrels at a shot.
Woooooooow!!!! I actually thought they added alcohol and food coloring for taste and appearance. Also I never would’ve thought the whiskey was filtered through wood charcoal..
VCard" dc
Jack Daniel's is my favourite whiskey, I have my first and only bottle, and I hope to buy another bottle, but is expensive in my country, so I'm waiting to have the oportunity (and the money) to buy it😅
Not a huge fan of Jack, I prefer George Dickel, but man you gotta appreciate how much work goes into making it! Very impressive.
I second the Dickel!
yeah Jacks is too sweet now as I'm getting older, the Dickel is nice
@@wolfy9005 agreed dont know how i would drink a bottle and 2l of cola on a Friday and the sugar i believe makes for a worse hangover
@@GrandDawggy sugar free coke is much better these days anyway
Favourite of all JD.... We loving it..... Love from India..... jack daniel's
Jack D is good drunk to calm
National Geographic HD... In Glorious 240p
Thank you Stan love watching your content
This makes me wanna go out and grab a bottle of Old No.7
say no less!
So many Kentucky and Tennessee whiskys out there...JD is industrial-scale whiskey with a charcoal taste. I only bought a bottle to see what Frank Sinatra's favorite booze was but he probably mixed it with Coke.
Let's not forget that Uncle Nearest Green taught Jack Daniels how to distill liquor.
DM Hunter As a native and still a resident of Tennessee you are absolutely correct Green taught Jack how to distill liquor and was the first black master distiller in the United States and at Jack Daniels distillery.
I am glad that history is finally being rewritten. The man deserves to be recognized for being so instrumental in this exceptional product.
so...my dad taught me,doesnt make my whiskey any less...
DM Hunter how the fuck could i forget that, i want you to forget that me and you are any diferent we are both men you respect me i respect you and boom!!!
Many years ago in my younger days Jack Daniels and I would get into Many Bar Room Brauls
now that Iam in my 60's Jack and I don't sit Together that much anymore. I mostly sit with Budweiser now
sometimes Jack will come to the table 🤔
Fun fact jack Daniels kicked his safe when he forgot the combo, got a foot infection from kicking the safe, and that infection killed him.
Really😳 he should’ve used his whiskey as a disinfectant.
@King Hannibal Like a hospital could do anything about blood poisoning in 1910. Dumb ass.
I heard that too.
@@AlwaysBored123 sepsis? I thought that’s what leeches were for.
@@moriscoley5328 I hurt that toe.
G'day from new Zealand. I LOVE TO DRINK JACK DANIELS
jason tobin G’day mate🥃🥃🥃
When I drank, Jack Back was my drink of choice...now I’m to old to drink, just have my memories...lol
I never touch the stuff, i only drink high quality beer , my waist line is proof lol.
The all time best Jack I have ever bought is the Single Barrel Barrel Proof! 😋
Try booker's single barrel from Jim beam if you like that......fine bottle of whiskey
The all time worst Jack I have ever not bought is Jack off.
I don't drink alcohol, but this was interesting. Nothin' to do during the Covid-19 outbreak.
I quit drinking years ago, but I loved taking the tour when I was there. I spent time with my mother's family in North Carolina and tried moonshine there. That stopped my drinking right there and then.
Been through the distillery twice! Very interesting! Just don't inhale the fumes st the fermentation room! You can get drunk off the fumes alone! Hahaha!
I’m a truck driver and don’t drink at all however hauling this is a huge honor.
You should start drinking then lol, it makes quarantine much easier.
@@polaroidsofpolarbears365
Yep, a few good swallows and you won't CARE !
Jack Daniels is about 20-25% cheaper to produce than Evan Williams, but costs 3 times more. There are no regulations in Tennessee. Jack can fill their barrels with over 140 proof, while Evan is only allowed to fill their with 120 proof... Which means cheap swill Jack Daniels can get about 25 extra bottles per barrel after they water it down to 80 proof.
Evan Williams taste like shit tho
Jim Beam beats them both.
I quit drinking 27 years ago but, damn, this makes me want to pick up a bottle
I quit drinking myself but if I'm gonna slip it'll have to be well worth it not something you can get at Walgreens,sorry Jack Daniel's
@@drinxs505 Ah, a better class of drunk, in other words.
@Michigan fan if I’m going to fuck up it’s going to be saki.
@Michigan fan if im going to fuck up itll be heroin
DO IT!!!!
Jack Daniels was my first drink and what got me into whiskey. Now I have a small glass of varying brands almost every evening.
Keep it up !! Sharabi Sala😂
Europeans are shaking their heads at the WOODEN timber aging barns and the charcoal making and the barrel wood. Few countries with so much hardwood to exploit like here. And it is all sustainable. More trees in the USA now than in 1800.
@Blind Bob Nearly every hardwood tree East of the Mississippi are natural regrowth from the original settling of America. Look up some of the hardwood surveys and you will find we are in great shape for continued harvesting without any need to make tree farms, like corn rows in Europe.
@Blind Bob ---Can you get any more ignorant of facts champ. Fucking idiot.
@pocketjohnson ---Not even close to double the US whiskey production champ. So funny!
@pocketjohnson Actually, Scotland produces roughly 43 million cases of Whisky per year. But the combined production of America and Canada is near 53 million cases. As for Oak forests, Europe used all of its up a century or more ago. No where on earth can you get a fine oak barrel for less than in America. I know, I buy a lot for my wine. "French" Barrels are actually for the most part made of eastern Europe oak and Russian, but they will not tell you that.
I am proud of you , I am jack Daniels employee
Nathan Nearest Green should be given credit at this time.
He is getting credit for it now.
I am a big fan of JD and in curiosity need to understand, what will happen of the empty barrels and any attention to growing wood by JD, so that no environment impact to the forests where the wood is sourced for barrels.
They are recycled by other distillers etc
On my third drink of Jack Daniels right now.
Get help. Sounds like a substance abuse problem
A bottle of Jack was my first legally purchased and consumed alcohol and alot of my pre_legal consumption as well lol was Jack Daniels
Used to like it.... many decades ago, before i got educated on what a GOOD whiskey SHOULD taste like lol
I'm from KY and kin to Jim Beam... But Jack Daniels certainly is the tops of Tennessee!
We been acquainted so long, I know him as, John . John Daniels
That is a great Video
But i have 2 questions how do the get the whiskey out of the barrels and what do they do with the old barrels
Thanks for all
Yours Frank
I think they drill a hole in the side and pour it into a huge funnel. A lot of the old barrels are sold to the Tabasco sauce company. You can look up a video on how Tabasco is made.
This chap found a use for them...and it's awesome!!
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23:22 That guy is a professional BungHole driller. He drills bungholes day in, day out. ..
😂😂😂
@Russian Bot 😂😂
Best factory tour i've been to in the country
I wonder how far the people of Lynchburg have to drive to get alcohol ? I’m sure the employees sneak a sip here and there lol ! I LOVE Honey Jack !
Ki
We get a bottle of old no 7 every first Friday of the month (good friday) but as far as a drive goes we can go to the surrounding counties to the liquor store...no more than a 15 minute drive for most of us.
Most people do not know this but most Master Tasters have a normal, non drunk blood alcohol content of .06. And so as to not get tickets for driving over the limit they have to get a special certification due to their job.
Worldwide sales are 350 000 standard sized bottles per *day* - hard to believe it is all made with craftmanship methods as shown here in this commercial.
They are in a dry county for a reason. Because it would not look good if other brands were sold right down the street from Jack. In fact, you can buy a bottle of Jack right there in the distillery.
I would love to work there.
You have, you just don’t remember.
@@HighestRank 😂true
I’m going there when I go to America next year
Just a natural spring in my backyard no big deal - jack daniels. I think a natural water spring could help a lot of people.
Best get digging. And stop virtue signalling.
@@Br3no94 thank you for deflecting my point. Someone had to do it.
@@Br3no94 +@@
dang no mention of Nathan ? i still love jack tho!!! the only thing i drink
imagine if mr daniels came back to life and saw how they make his whisky today? i think he would say "hold my jack and let me show you how its done" lol
Everything great about USA is like concentrated in JD, economy of scale, efficiency, and culture of quality. Scotch can never compete with JD.
A big salute for those people who work in Jack daniels
Very interesting indeed. Thank you for sharing the vid
His whiskey was the help of a slave he had, that really helped him and his family. But they don't tell you that in school, 2020
Who cares? I don't have shit and my family didn't come from America. I'm extremely proud to be an American. I say we deal with the problems as they are and NOT make everything a social justice mission.
The company was started ten years after the Civil War and slavery. Read a book!
@@Gonzo614 but he still got it from a slave during slavery .. You need to do some reading
@@bryanlugg3934 Jack didn't start his distillery until 1866 after the abolition of slavery. Nathan "Nearest" Green was Dan Call's slave. Dan taught Jack how to make whiskey, Nearest improved it. That is why Jack hired him. Y'all need to learn before y'all start typing.
They owe it all to Nearest Green, the black man who taught Jack Daniels how to make whiskey!