Time to drop some knowledge for all of you.
The sweet nectar that we call Jack Daniels was created by Jasper Newton Daniel, the youngest of 10 children, in the late 1860's on private stills as he had to make a living for himself in Moore County, Tennessee after the Civil War. Time were hard, but Jack's persistence and determination paid off to the degree that he was able to purchase a 140 acre farm which still houses the location for the Jack Daniels distillery. Jack grew Old No. 7 into a beverage that became famous all over the world, even winning the bourbon competition at the 1904 World's Fair. Jack passed away on October 9, 1911, a day which should be recognized as a national day of mourning.
Moore County, Tennessee is a dry county, so you have to travel to the next county should you wish to indulge in its deliciousness.
On of my father's best friends came to visit shortly after my high school graduation. We did not know that my father's friend was a recovering alcoholic, and it seems that the temptations of the Jack Daniel's distillery were too great for him to resist as he fell off the wagon. After that episode, we had to ask all of our visitors if they had any issues with alcohol since we didn't not want to tempt any recovering alcoholics.
A corporate decision to lower the proof on Jack Daniel's whiskey from 86 to 80 has enraged whiskey purists and has Jack turning over in his grave. Corporate decision makers determined that over 140 years of history were less important than selling watered down whiskey.