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Apr 2 2008
07:46 pm
Jack Daniel's names new Master Distiller
By: R. Neal

KNS: New master distiller gets his shot

The tradition-rich task of overseeing production of the famed Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey brand is passing from one native Tennessean to another.

Ironically, the AP story's dateline is Louisville, KY, where the company that now owns Jack Daniel's is located.

Ironic, because Kentucky bourbon is superior in almost every way to Tennessee whiskey, sad to say. Maybe this new guy can make some improvements. If you must have Tennessee whiskey, George Dickel, the only other whiskey made in Tennessee, is better.

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gonzone's picture

I agree

Submitted by gonzone on Thu, 2008/04/03 - 8:51am.

Jack has a bite and is too sweet. The flavor is not smooth on the palate. Yet, somehow it is very popular, especially overseas.
I prefer a good bourbon to TN sour mash myself. And the most expensive are not always best as I would put Even Williams bourbon up against others in a taste test.

I come from a family familiar with the process of making good whiskey so I'm not unfamiliar with the subject.

"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
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