Whats Jack Daniels made from?
Jack Daniel’s, is not considered a bourbon because it is charcoal-mellowed — slowly, drop by drop, filtered through sugar-maple charcoal — prior to aging, which many experts say gives it a different character. The process, called the Lincoln County Process, infuses a sweet and sooty character into the distillate as it removes impurities. But up to and after the charcoal filtering, the Jack Daniel’s production is much the same as any other Bourbon. Jack Daniel’s and George Dickel are two fine Tennessee Whiskeys though neither can be called bourbon ‡ “diamond dog” doesn’t know proof from alcohol content. 40 %alcohol content translates into 80 proof, and 50% alcohol content translates into 100 proof ‡ “Sour Mash” = Sour mash is the name for a process in the distilling industry, similar to the making of sourdough bread. It was developed by native Kentucky chemist, Dr. Jason S. Amburgey, while he was working at the Old Oscar Pepper Distillery (now the Woodford Reserve Distillery) in Woodf
