The Most Shocking Ingredient Used in Jack Daniel's

Jack Daniel's is most sold budget premium Whiskey all over the world and it has a very long history…

The first American settlers in the Wild West drank more whiskey than water. In fact, it is so important to American culture that in 1794, Americans literally rebelled against a founding father, President George Washington, over whiskey, according to History.

There is no liquor more American than whiskey? In addition, while America makes many whiskeys, Jack Daniel's is probably the most famous.

The only logical conclusion is that you cannot beat the taste of Jack Daniel's. Apparently, the product's distinctive taste is all down to how it is distilled in the so-called "Lincoln County Process."

According to Discover, the process dates back hundreds of years and relies on a special secret ingredient and that is charcoal.

Along with the distinctive taste of Jack Daniel's relies on knowledge passed down from an enslaved African American named Nathan.

Historians now believe that slaves brought over a version of Jack Daniel's distilling technique from West Africa, where it is not uncommon to cook foods and filter drinks over charcoal.

Nearest Green, who undoubtedly inherited these techniques from his ancestors, reportedly worked as Jack Daniel's first distiller, a tradition that was carried on by his children and grandchildren.

The whiskey through charred sugar maple dramatically changes its taste. Charcoal mellows the liquor's taste by reducing the strength of some of these by up to 50 %.

"Here at Jack Daniel's, charcoal is held in higher regard, so much so that we make our own." The technique is not as novel as it sounds. As it turns out, charcoal is also commonly used to remove impurities and polish the flavor of vodka.

However, while Jack Daniel's uses maple, vodka distillers prefer silver and birch, according to Spirits Distilled. Tequila has also jumped on the charcoal-filtering bandwagon. However, as charcoal filtering is not unique to the Jack Daniel's brand, there must be other secrets behind its exquisite taste profile.

First, it is important to understand there are certain standards a distiller must uphold in order for a bottle of the liquor to achieve the rich, smooth, woody tastes associated with Tennessee whiskey.

At first, it should be distilled from at least 51% corn. Secondly, it must be filtered through maple charcoal. Third, it must be aged in new charred oak barrels and bottled at over 80 proof, according to Time.

Jack Daniel's is not just any old Tennessee whiskey. That is thanks to what may be a third, secret ingredient, and that is the water that is used in production. Jack Daniel's, use fresh, spring water from Cave Spring Hollow, Tennessee, and Lynchburg in their distilling process.

The water runs year-round at about 56 degrees F, per New Food Magazine. In addition, it is not just dumb luck that Jack Daniel’s is located next to Cave Spring Hollow.

In addition, when you know a little bit more about the distilling process, you can truly appreciate the importance of water.

As Artisan Spirit Magazine explains clean water with low alkaline levels is vital to healthy fermentation. Because yeast loves minerals, the water’s mineral content also aids the fermentation process.

As far as we know, Jack Daniel's has not played around with using different kinds of water in its distillation process. However, in 2015, a group of gin distillers did.

The only difference was that each time, the distillers used six different kinds of water, from French mineral spring water to tap water. As expected, tasters noticed the differences immediately.

The experiment was not scientifically reviewed, but its results were nonetheless compelling, and proved that water really matters when you are striving to make high-quality liquor.

So, is Cave Spring Jack Daniel's is a top big secret? We do not know what exactly makes the taste of Jack Daniel's so distinctive. However, we do know that it is something very special.
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