This bottle of Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey is part of a series of special commemorative edition bottlings that were released to remember the gold medals that were won by the distillery. This particular one celebrates the gold medal awarded by London's Institute of Hygiene all the way back in 1915!
In 1914, Lem Motlow, the nephew of Jack Daniel, took the distillery's whiskey to the Anglo-American Exposition in London. Despite the challenges posed by Prohibition in the United States, the whiskey won top honors at the event, highlighting its quality and craftsmanship. This achievement is a testament to the distillery's resilience and commitment to excellence during a difficult period in its history.
About Jack Daniel's
Jack Daniel's is the best-selling American whiskey in the world. Despite that fact it can legally be categorised as a straight bourbon, it has always shunned this title, preferring to market itself as a Tennessee Whiskey. These are similar to straight bourbons but have the additional requirement of having been filtered through maple wood charcoal, a practice known as the Lincoln County Process. History has not always given the distillery an easy ride though. Tennessee was an early adopter of Prohibition in 1910, and one of the last to repeal it in 1938 (five years later than the repeal at Federal level). Even today the distillery is still located in a "dry" county, meaning none of its products are sold in its hometown or those around it. The distillery was then only operational for four years before being forced to close again during the second world war. Ten years later it was purchased by the Brown-Forman corporation and its fortunes turned for good. Its classic black-labelled Old No.7 brand (named after the distillery’s original DSP number) is now a globally recognised product.
