No one is really certain when Jack Daniel was born. The courthouse records were destroyed by a town fire and conflicting dates marking Jack Daniels’ and his mother’s headstones have added to the confusion. The tradition still held to date to celebrate Jack’s birthday is in September, which means he’s honored an entire month. After all, it’s Jack Daniel, right? A single day would seem improper.
Jack-Daniels
Jack remains an enigma and many legends abound about the man and the drink too. Take, for instance, the Old No. 7 brand. There are a couple of legends and many tales that have been passed down regarding its significance. There are some that say Jack had 7 girlfriends, others say the way he wrote his ‘J’ resembled a ‘7’. There are those who believe he chose the digit 7 because it’s a lucky number. But this, this we’ll never know and it went with him to the grave.
Anyway, about his younger days. Jack left his home at an early age and a family friend going by the name Dan Call raised him. Mr. Call was a Lutheran minister and he also owned a whiskey still. This is the place that Jack grew up and learned the ropes of how to make whiskey. When he turned 13, sometime in September 1863, Mr. Call devoted his life to his ministry and it is then that he sold Jack Daniel the still. The rest, as they say, is history.
Jack-Daniels
Jack remains an enigma and many legends abound about the man and the drink too. Take, for instance, the Old No. 7 brand. There are a couple of legends and many tales that have been passed down regarding its significance. There are some that say Jack had 7 girlfriends, others say the way he wrote his ‘J’ resembled a ‘7’. There are those who believe he chose the digit 7 because it’s a lucky number. But this, this we’ll never know and it went with him to the grave.
Anyway, about his younger days. Jack left his home at an early age and a family friend going by the name Dan Call raised him. Mr. Call was a Lutheran minister and he also owned a whiskey still. This is the place that Jack grew up and learned the ropes of how to make whiskey. When he turned 13, sometime in September 1863, Mr. Call devoted his life to his ministry and it is then that he sold Jack Daniel the still. The rest, as they say, is history.
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