To the Whiskey drinkers of the world, specifically those that drink Jack Daniel's... Did you know?!
After 150 years, Jack Daniels has finally revealed that a slave was behind the world-famous recipe of America's most popular whisky.
Until now, the story told was that a white moonshine distiller named Dan Call had taught his young apprentice, Jasper Newton 'Jack' Daniel, how to run his Tennessee distillery.
But it appears that the brand is finally ready to embrace its controversial history after it revealed it was not Dan Call, but one of Call's slaves named Nearis Green who had passed on his distilling experience to Daniel.
'It's taken something like the anniversary for us to start to talk about ourselves,' Nelson Eddy, Jack Daniel's in-house historian, told the New York Times.
• Story went that Jack Daniels recipe was created by white moonshine distiller named Dan Call who passed it down to Jack Daniel
• Now the brand have revealed it was in fact one of Call's slaves Nearis Green who taught the young Daniel how to distill
• 'Uncle Nearest is the best whiskey maker that I know of,' Call had said
• Brand is celebrating its controversial heritage on its 150th anniversary
• Green's influence has been known to local historians for decades but was only recently acknowledged by the whisky makers
According to a 1967 biography, Jack Daniel's Legacy, Call told his slave to teach Daniel everything he knew.
'Uncle Nearest is the best whiskey maker that I know of,' Call is recorded as having said.
Slavery was brought to an end in 1865 with the ratification of the 13th Amendment.
Daniel opened his own distillery a year later where he employed two of Green's sons.
Just more history purposely hidden 😡
TEACH YOUR CHILDREN REAL AMERICAN HISTORY!!
After 150 years, Jack Daniels has finally revealed that a slave was behind the world-famous recipe of America's most popular whisky.
Until now, the story told was that a white moonshine distiller named Dan Call had taught his young apprentice, Jasper Newton 'Jack' Daniel, how to run his Tennessee distillery.
But it appears that the brand is finally ready to embrace its controversial history after it revealed it was not Dan Call, but one of Call's slaves named Nearis Green who had passed on his distilling experience to Daniel.
'It's taken something like the anniversary for us to start to talk about ourselves,' Nelson Eddy, Jack Daniel's in-house historian, told the New York Times.
• Story went that Jack Daniels recipe was created by white moonshine distiller named Dan Call who passed it down to Jack Daniel
• Now the brand have revealed it was in fact one of Call's slaves Nearis Green who taught the young Daniel how to distill
• 'Uncle Nearest is the best whiskey maker that I know of,' Call had said
• Brand is celebrating its controversial heritage on its 150th anniversary
• Green's influence has been known to local historians for decades but was only recently acknowledged by the whisky makers
According to a 1967 biography, Jack Daniel's Legacy, Call told his slave to teach Daniel everything he knew.
'Uncle Nearest is the best whiskey maker that I know of,' Call is recorded as having said.
Slavery was brought to an end in 1865 with the ratification of the 13th Amendment.
Daniel opened his own distillery a year later where he employed two of Green's sons.
Just more history purposely hidden 😡
TEACH YOUR CHILDREN REAL AMERICAN HISTORY!!
