silverfish Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 JD fans might want to catch the March 10th episode of Ultimate Factories on Nat'l. Geographic channel:"Ultimate Factories travels to Lynchburg, Tennessee, where tradition and technology intersect to make 150 million bottles of Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 each year. The factory holds enough whiskey to fill 3 million bottles at any given time, fermented with yeast that descends from the same used in the original batch 140 years ago." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I've never heard that yeast claim before. I wonder where that originated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 From the same people who wrote Jimmy Bedford's talking points when he stated in an interview that the Jack Daniels made today tasted exactly the same as the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 They don't push too hard on the really dubious stuff like that. They resort pretty quickly to, "well, that's the legend." The funny thing about all of these claims to ancient recipes is that no one in his or her right mind would want whiskey now to taste the way it tasted in 1866. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightNoChaser Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Can't wait to watch this! Thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camduncan Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Thanks for posting... I'm looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightNoChaser Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 For those who don't have National Geographic and are web-savvy, the episode of Ultimate Factories is available on your usual BitTorrent channels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted March 13, 2011 Author Share Posted March 13, 2011 I just finished watching this and would recommend it to anywhiskey fan (JD or otherwise). It covers almost all aspects of the whiskey making process and is quite informative.Future airdates (EST I believe) on NatGeo are March 17th - 6pm, 9pmMarch 18th - 12amMarch 24th - 5pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camduncan Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Found a HD version to download and view. It looks awesome from what glimpses I've had..... Now if only they could cover all of Kentucky's distilleries :grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightNoChaser Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Watched last night! Very cool! My favorite part was watching the barrel production process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 Watched last night! Very cool! My favorite part was watching the barrel production process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB64 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 I watched the show this evening and really enjoyed it. My wife paid attention and seemed amazed at the process. It has been a while since I have had Old No. 7 on my bar. I plan on picking up a bottle and having a pour while watching the show again. Thanks for posting this thread silverfish.Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harshest Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 This was a very enjoyable program. It is always fun to see a glimpse of the inner working of these big distilleries.I especially liked hearing Mr Arnett repeatedly state this is very much the same whiskey as when Jack himself was making it. Really? One thing I know for sure, he is definitely a company man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorvallisCracker Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 The thing that caught my attention is they seemed to be saying that the whiskey is barreled at 140 proof. Could this really be the case? I note that the label does not use the term "straight whiskey"; perhaps this means they are exempt from the requirement that it be barreled at 125 proof or lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Is that what they say, 140 proof? I haven't figured out how to turn on the sound after my computer was moved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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