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It should be noted that the name of the business dates back to when it was first incorporated. At this time, Mr. Daniel was already deceased, and Mr. Motlow incorporated it as "Jack Daniel Distillery, Lem Motlow Prop., Inc." So this was the legal name when Brown-Foreman bought it from Mr. Motlow's heirs. As regards to the population of Lynchburg, the label was copyrighted as a whole and included the population, which apparently dates back to the 1960 census. Lynchburg has long since been combined with Moore County as a whole, and this combined area has approximately 5800 persons.

I readjusted the proportions of the Jack Daniels bottle image. The former version was ridiculously obtrusive and unprofessional. Earthliberator 06:00, 26 Dec 2004 (UTC)

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[edit] Grilling sauce

Article H. J. Heinz Company says, there is a grilling sauce called Jack Daniels. Is that true? --Abdull 21:31, 13 July 2005 (UTC)

Yes, although I can't remember it's official name. DirectorStratton 08:19, July 31, 2005 (UTC)

I've seen both Grilling Sauces and Marinades in my local grocery store.

It's true. Basically (this is from the label), Heinz uses the name under license from the distillery and uses what it calls "Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey Flavoring" in the sauces, marinades, etc. 130.215.239.89 19:02, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ancestors

81.101.79.46 commented: Please note, the above information is incorrect in relation to Jack Daniel's ancestors, who were in fact, of Welsh descent. feydey 00:57, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

Wasn't Jack Daniels born in Ceredigion and from Aberystwyth before he moved to tennessee? Some crappy html page about his geneology is not a good refernce.

[edit] Trivia

According to the wiki entry for Animal House John Belushi really did chug straight Jack, but on here it says it was ice tea. Can someone find out which is true? Jrssr5 17:20, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Big Cock

Last night I added the trivia item:

  • Jack Daniels features very heavily in the song "Old No. 7" (obviously), by recent rock band Big Cock. It is the 10th track on their debut album "Year Of The Cock".

Perhaps someone saw it as a joke and removed it. The band does indeed exist (www.bigcockrocks.com). They are a classic 'hair metal' band and one of their songs is indeed titles "Old No. 7" and is entirely about said whiskey.

Please, this is not a joke, it is a real item of trivia, and should not be removed.

But does it add to the article at all?

[edit] Jack and coke

CLOSED - the jack and coke article has been merged with the Highball (cocktail) article Philvarner 19:55, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

I've added a merge suggestion with the Jack and coke article. Its really small, and should just be a minor header under here I think. Tumples 21:55, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Agree. 「ѕʀʟ·✎」 05:37, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
I disagree, and to show my disagreement, I have revamped the woebegone Jack and Coke article. Reasoning: if I walk into a bar in any state in the United States, I am able to order a "Jack and Coke" just as easily as a Rum and Coke (known to Wikipedians as the Cuba Libre) or a Gin and Tonic, two drinks that IMHO are in the same category as Jack and Coke (spirit + carbonated soda). Both of these have pages of their own. Additionally, the term "Jack and Coke" is often applied to other whiskey-and-cola mixtures regardless of brand, so to put it in with Jack Daniel's seems a bit assumptive. I won't take the suggestion down, as I am (apparently) in the minority and also would like others to air their opinions, but I would hope that someone would take it down soon. Lioux 06:10, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
Disagree - Jack and Coke should be merged into a cocktails article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Philvarner (talk • contribs) 06:35, 18 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Bogus advertising

Perhaps there should be some mention of the fact that JDs was banned for a number of years, through prohibition, and that the advertising which implies a broken line to Jack Daniel himself is trash. Either they stopped making it, or they were making it illegally. --MacRusgail 17:05, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Without a better reference to the advertising or the specific claim they made, I should point out that many distilleries stayed open through prohibition to make medicinal alcohol. So your criticism is worth checking out, but is by no means an exhaustive listing of the possibilities. 69.200.93.103 03:23, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Removing Slave Information

I removed the statement about Jack Daniels being a slave. He was born White of Welsh descent in American in 1850, I hardly see how he could be deemed a slave, considering his specific article mentions nothing of the sort.

James mcaninch 13:25, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merger proposal

The only argument I can see against the Tennessee Squire merger proposal is so much of it (the people) is unsourced. I think that article could easily be covered in a sentence here and Tennessee Squire left as a redirect. Thoughts? Travellingcari (talk) 16:12, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

  • I agree with the merger. Maybe the content should be shortened a bit while merging. --B. Wolterding (talk) 17:56, 7 April 2008 (UTC)