Jack Daniel’s. There are many interesting stories and historical facts behind this simple name, which we already heard before, and here are some short stories we prepared for you.
Jack Daniel’s Distillery founder’s real name was actually Jasper Newton Daniel. However, his family and close friends used to call him Jack, so he became famous all over the world by this name. Jack Daniel’s Distillery is the first officially registered whiskey distillery in the United States of America. Since 1866, Jack Daniel’s whiskeys reached whiskey aficionados all over the world without losing its good taste, unique quality, wonderful aroma and color guaranteed by the founder’s secret recipe that is passed down the generations: the old-fashioned factory process, tasting and, especially, the main ingredient which is Cave Spring Hollow spring water.
In fact, this spring water was one of the secrets of the main recipe. Due to the limestone layer of the cave, it enriches the water with various minerals, while also removing the Ferrum (iron) from the water, which should not be in a whiskey. Each Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey carries the 150 years history with it. It is filtered drop by drop from this amazing cave and is well-aged in a fresh oak hand-made barrel. Cave Spring Hollow, an incredible natural formation in Lynchburg, spring water draws 3 tons of fresh water per minute from groundwater and has a constant temperature of 13 degrees and an extraordinary clarity. Jasper Newton Daniel bought the whole valley including Cave Spring Hollow for $2,148, which was incredibly expensive at the time, and the locals were puzzled by the purchase of a seemingly ‘ordinary’ spring water.
Many historical facts swirled about Jack Daniel’s life, but interestingly the exact date of his birth is still uncertain. There are many hypotheses that he was born in September 1850, September 1846, or in January 1849. Therefore, the entire month of September has been celebrated as “Jacktember” to commemorate the birth of the Jack Daniel’s founder.
Jacktember is celebrated all over the world for a month-long festivities such as cocktail competitions, artist networking, arts and culture events, Jack Daniel’s culture days, personal birthdays, parties and other community events.
“MSM Betastar” LLC is the official distributor of Jack Daniel’s in Mongolia and organizes the “Jacktember” event throughout the country every year in September.
