Motlow v. State, Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Tennessee, Vol. 125 (1912), pp. 557-594. Jeff Arnett, a company employee since 2001, became Master Distiller in 2008. On September 3, 2020, Arnett announced that he was stepping down from the company. [40] On April 20, 2021, he announced that he and partners were opening Company Distilling, a new whiskey distillery, near the Great Smokey Mountains. [41] Because of prohibition in Tennessee, the company shifted its distilling operations to St Louis, Missouri, and Birmingham, Alabama. None of the production from these locations was ever sold due to quality problems. [17] The Alabama operation was halted following a similar statewide prohibition law in that state, and the St. Louis operation fell to the onset of nationwide prohibition following passage of the Eighteenth Amendment in 1920. In 2012, a Welshman, Mark Evans, claimed to have discovered the original recipe for Daniel's whiskey, [21] in a book written in 1853 by his great-great-grandmother. Her brother-in-law had emigrated to Tennessee. Brown-Forman Unveils Plans to Celebrate 75th Anniversary of End of Prohibition". RedOrbit. June 16, 2008. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012 . Retrieved October 8, 2009.

Holman, Robert (September 3, 2015). "Old Motlow home getting more than a facelift". The Tullahoma News . Retrieved September 19, 2016. Recent history [ edit ] Lowering to 80 proof [ edit ] An ad for Old No. 7 from a 1908 edition of The Nashville GlobeCanada Food and Drug regulations, C.R.C. C.870, provision B.02.022.1". Archived from the original on January 6, 2011 . Retrieved June 15, 2011.

You can often find residents enjoying a glass while sitting on their verandahs on a warm afternoon. Tennessee Jurisdictions Allowing Liquor Sales" (PDF). Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 7, 2014 . Retrieved September 8, 2014. Former Master Distillers include Nathan "Nearest" Green (1875–81), [36] Jess Motlow (1911–41), Lem Tolley (1941–64), Jess Gamble (1964–66), and Frank Bobo (1966–92). [37]

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The IWSR Real 100 Spirits Brands Worldwide – The Facts". just-drinks.com. June 27, 2017. Archived from the original on May 17, 2018 . Retrieved May 17, 2018. Trademark filings from 1940 indicate that the Daniel family claimed the whiskey was made the same way for seven generations, but no distinction was made regarding the reason for the label. The product label mentions that it is a " sour mash" whiskey, which means that when the mash is prepared, some of the wet solids from a previously used batch are mixed in to help make the fermentation process operate more consistently. This is common practice in American whiskey production. (As of 2005 [update], all straight bourbon is produced using the sour mash process. [51])

Chris Fletcher became the 8th Master Distiller in 2020 after serving as Assistant Master Distiller for six years prior. Fletcher is the grandson of former Master Distiller, Frank Bobo. [42] Tennessee Squires [ edit ] The Power 100 Spirits & Wine". RankingTheBrands. Intangible Business. 2014 . Retrieved May 7, 2015. The Straightbourbon FAQ". Straight Bourbon.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2012 . Retrieved April 19, 2012. Slight Change of Recipe". Time. August 5, 1966. Archived from the original on February 22, 2008 . Retrieved July 25, 2008. Owen Bellwood (June 26, 2018). "Top 10 best-selling world whisk(e)y brands". thespiritbusiness.com . Retrieved April 23, 2023.

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Hartmann, Graham (October 15, 2013). "Motörhead's Lemmy Kilmister Talks Health, Smoking, Drinking and Death". Loudwire . Retrieved March 20, 2014. The Lemmy". Food & Beverage Magazine. January 12, 2016. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020 . Retrieved December 17, 2016. It is made in Tennessee using a mash bill that is at least 51% corn, along with malted barley and rye.