Soon after, when Dan Call left the business for religious reasons, Daniel took over the entire enterprise.ġ880: Jack Daniel's owns 15 distilleries.ġ897: The first square bottles of Jack Daniel's went on sale.ġ904: Jack Daniel's gained popularity after receiving a gold medal for the best whiskey at the World's Fair in St. History of Jack Daniels whiskeyġ875: After inheriting property from his father, Jasper Newton 'Jack' Daniel founded a legally registered distilling business with his partner Dan Call, who, by the way, introduced Daniels to the moonshine business as a teenager.
It is the most famous and best-selling American whiskey in the world.ĭue to the unique water and technological processes, whiskey of this brand is so popular for many alcohol connoisseurs. Jack Daniel's - in fact, a real bourbon, but the famous manufacturer from Lynchburg (Tennessee) insists on whiskey in its classification.