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Jack Daniel's

Stories always get better in the retelling. And in the case of Mr. Jack Daniel, the distillery that bears his name, and the world-famous whiskey that emerges from the hollows of Lynchburg, T...

Episodes

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Jack & Coke: The world's most popular cocktail gets even more iconic

Even when you have two great things that go great together, bringing them together is rarely a simple process—especially when both things ca...

21:03Aug 20, 2024

Jack Daniel's - Linas Ruksenas

Very few people start collecting things on purpose. You start by grabbing one thing that catches your attention and then another. Soon, you...

27:32Jun 4, 2024

Jack Daniel's GTR American Single Malt

Working with a spirit of innovation involves a constant process of unlearning and relearning. You want to refine what has worked in the past...

31:03Sep 26, 2023

From Dispatcher to Distillation Enthusiast - Sarah Jeltema

It's been said that genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. To develop an understanding of the genius of the spirits space, you've go...

31:57Aug 14, 2023

Donna Willis and Melvin Keebler: Blending Tradition and New Technologies

As much as tradition is a component of what comes out of the Jack Daniel Distillery, the motto "Every day we make it, we'll make it the best...

42:28Jul 31, 2023

Brad Japhe: A Student of Spirits and Travel

If there's anything the last three years have taught us, it's to never overlook the chance to spend a little time away from home. On this ep...

32:36Jun 19, 2023

Matt Porter's Journey to ADHD Whiskey

Our enjoyment of so many things in this life tends to come about as a result of happy accidents. Then again, the creation of so many things,...

36:55May 22, 2023

Whiskey Maturation and Innovation with Byron Copeland

We can all agree that maturity can really only emerge over time. That's certainly true of both people and whiskey. Most of the time, that ma...

34:49Apr 17, 2023

A Match Made in Whiskey

Regardless of the industry you're in, there are many factors behind how much you enjoy the gig. When you're working with your biggest fan, t...

37:55Apr 10, 2023

Angelo Lucchesi: Number-One Salesman

For a whiskey as legendary as Jack Daniel's, it's only fitting that its first salesman was a man of mythic proportions. But Angelo Lucchesi...

32:01Mar 20, 2023

Celebrating Goose & Randall

When a company has decades of history and millions of friends, it needs caretakers dedicated to keeping the story straight. Or at least inte...

33:59Mar 6, 2023

Old Traditions, New Year

When you do something well and for an extended period of time, two competing thoughts can come into your head: First, if it ain't broke, don...

35:28Feb 20, 2023

Nelson Eddy: The Legend and Lore of Jack Daniel's

For everything we know with rock-solid certainty about Mr. Jack Daniel and the distillery that bears his name, a thousand more myths have po...

35:21Feb 7, 2022

Erik Brown: Creating a Home Away from Home in Lynchburg

Many of us can find the task of keeping our living spaces nice and tidy for even the occasional houseguest daunting. When your job requires...

30:13Jan 24, 2022

Chris Fletcher and Lexie Phillips: An eye for innovation

For far too many in this "new is always better" world, the word "innovation" tends to mean "blow everything up and start from scratch." When...

33:53Jan 10, 2022

Return of The Jack: Tuffy Stone and Brad Leighninger

Tradition has always been important in Lynchburg, but after a year in which many of our most beloved traditions came to a halt, they are mor...

43:12Dec 6, 2021

Kenny Coleman – Bourbon Pursuit

If you want to get better at something, sometimes all you have to do is pay attention. This is especially true when it comes to understandin...

32:40Nov 1, 2021

Descendants of Nathan "Nearest" Green

All families have stories. They get passed down so that each generation can better understand who they are and from where they came. For one...

30:23Oct 18, 2021

Jack Daniel's 10-year-old Aged Tennessee Whiskey: A new whiskey with old-school roots

It has always taken a fair amount of time to craft a product like Jack Daniel's Old No. 7. It also takes a lot of experience, talent, and of...

28:51Aug 24, 2021

Jed Lirette: A Gift for Gab

Sometimes it takes venturing out in the world to appreciate things closer to home. But that experience can be invaluable when your role at h...

33:21Jun 14, 2021