it smells soooooooooo good.

where they distill and bottle the Jack is a DRY county! Or was up until very recently if it's changed since I last heard.

there. I lived in Lynchburg for about 5 years. Depending on what process was at work the odor reminded me of dirty, sweatty socks or country ham cooking. Not very pleasant.

When I lived in Germany and my husband and I went to visit my Italian cousins in Italy I made sure I bought good ole Jack Daniels. He has a big wine cellar but when we got him that Jack you would have thought I gave him a million dollars. I was so happy that he loved it.

have moved here. God rest his soul. He was my favorite uncle.

at Motlow, where they have the Jack Daniels Dining Hall

You can buy the used barrels for your garden, and a few of my friends have them and you can STILL smell the whiskey!

Personally, I can tolerate a shot of Gentleman Jack , but the smell of the black makes me gag ( too much fun in the seventies in high school when you could get sloshed at age 18 )

Now, country ham. This is an ABOMINATION!

The best venison stew we ever made in a dutch oven was made with Jack. It was absolutely melt in your mouth.

And Jack Baked Beans are to die for.

But I guess I can make room for both.

LOVE it

The tour is entertaining as well as educational.

Just don't expect samples.

I have a bottle of their Tennessee Honey that is VERY soothing when I need, well, soothing.

amicably suggesting that we always refer to the winery as JAQK Cellars and never to shorten to JAQK.

For you.

If I could drink, I'd already have a bottle bought and open.

The publishing company has announced they will be changing the cover for subsequent reprints at their own expense since the distillers have been so polite about the whole thing.

This is great. It was a lot cheaper for Jack Daniel's Properties to write a polite letter and even pay for new cover art that it would have been to hire a lawyer to send a nasty letter threatening legal action.

I wish more outfits would take a cue from this. The world isn't always out to screw you over and sometimes working with people is the easiest and cheapest way to get things done.

Or, I should.

After college classes, we'd hit the liquor store and grab a bottle of Jack because it was cheap, and it did the job. Now it is on the shelf with the high class brands, more or less, but it still tastes the same. Good marketing placement?

Ideally over ice, with just the tiniest dash of Coke.

Cheers.