Green Label is somewhat cheaper. Currently, it is the same proof (80) as Black Label. According to the Jack Daniel's web site: Jack Daniel's Green Label is a lighter, less mature whiskey with a.

History

Jack Daniel's

Jasper Newton 'Jack' Daniel founded the distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee in 1866. In 1907, due to failing health, Jack Daniel gave the distillery to his nephew Lem Motlow. Tennessee passed a state-wide prohibition law in 1910. So Lem Motlow moved the distillery to St. Louis, Missouri and Birmingham, Alabama. But the new distilleries had quality problems. Production resumed in Lynchburg when in 1938 - 5 years after the federal prohibition laws were repealed - Tennessee state repealed their prohibition laws. Production of whiskey was banned again during World War II - from 1942 to 1946. Motlow resumed production in 1947 but died soon and passed the distillery on to his children, Robert, Reagor, Dan, Conner, and Mary. The Brown-Forman Corporation bought the distillery in 1956.

Johnnie Walker

John 'Johnnie' Walker started selling whisky in his grocer’s shop in Ayrshire, Scotland in 1820. The brand became popular, but after Walker's death in 1857 it was his son Alexander Walker and grandson Alexander Walker II who were largely responsible for establishing Johnnie Walker scotch as a popular brand. From 1906–1909 John’s grandsons George and Alexander II expanded the line and introduced the color names (Red Label, Black Label etc.). The company joined Distillers Company in 1925. Distillers was acquired by Guinness in 1986, and Guinness merged with Grand Metropolitan to form Diageo in 1997.

Branding and Label

The Jack Daniel's label was trademarked in the early 1960s. At that time Lynchburg had only 361 people; so that is the number still mentioned on the label. The slogan is 'every day we make it, we’ll make it the best we can.'

In 1908, the iconic Striding Man logo for Johnnie Walker was created with the slogan, 'Born 1820 – Still going Strong!'. The slogan has since been changed to 'Keep Walking'. The Johnnie Walker label is slanted and angled at 24 degree. It was so designed by Alexander Walker who thought that this would make it possible to have larger text on the label and make it stand out on the shelves.

Manufacturing Process and Blend

Jack Daniels

Tennessee whiskey is made from at least 51% corn; it is filtered through maple charcoal in large wooden vats before setting to age in new, charred oak barrels. This process imparts it a distinctive flavor. Traditionally Jack Daniel’s was bottled at 90 proof (45% alcohol by volume). In October 2004, it was announced that all generally-available Jack Daniel's products would be bottled at 80 proof. Video that explains how Jack Daniel's is manufactured.

Johnnie Walker

Johnnie Walker offers several blends, identified by the Label color:

• Black Label - It is a blend of about 40 whiskies, each aged at least 12 years. 80 proof (40% ABV).
• Gold Label - a blend of over 15 single malts commonly bottled at 15 or 18 years. 80 proof (40% ABV).
• Green Label - a rich blend using only malts drawn from the four corners of Scotland –Each malt whisky is matured for a minimum of 15 years.
• Blue Label - Johnnie Walker's premium blend. Every bottle is serial numbered and sold in a silk-lined box, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. There is no age declaration for Blue Label. 80 proof (40% ABV). It is one of the most expensive $200 a bottle.
• Red Label - a blend of around 35 grain and malt whiskies. It is intended for making mixed drinks. 80 proof (40% ABV). This was the favorite Scotch of Winston Churchill and is the favorite of former Vice President Dick Cheney.
• Red & Cola - a premix of Red Label and cola, sold in cans and bottles similar to beer.
• Johnnie Walker Swing – This bottle is shaped specially, allows it to rock back and forth.

Sponsorships

Jack Daniel's sponsored the following racing teams:

• 2005 to 2009: Richard Childress Racing the number 07 car (numbered after the 'Old No. 7') now driven by Casey Mears.
• 2006 to 2008: the Perkins Engineering team in the Australian V8 Supercar series.
• From 2009 their sponsorship moved to the newly formed Kelly Racing team, formed from the remnants of Perkins Engineering and now defunct HSV Dealer Team.

Johnnie Walker is a sponsor of the following events:

Jack Daniels Green Bottle Vs Black Bottle

• The Johnnie Walker Classic, an Asia-Pacific golf tournament
• The Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, a golf tournament in Scotland
• The McLaren-Mercedes F1 team.
• The Ashes, a cricket series between Australia and England
• The New York Yankees baseball team

References

Nathan 'Nearest' Green (c. 1820 – ?), incorrectly spelled 'Nearis' in an 1880 census,^[1] was a black head stiller, commonly referred to now as a master distiller. Born into slavery and emancipated after the Civil War, he is known as the master distiller who taught distilling techniques to Jack Daniel, founder of the Jack DanielTennessee whiskeydistillery. Green was hired as the first master distiller for Jack Daniel Distillery, but not until after his death was he recognized as the first. During his time he was not given the proper titles on the account he was a black man^[2] and he was the first African-American master distiller on record in the United States.^[1]

Biography[edit]

Sometime in the 1850s, when Jack Daniel was a boy, he went to work for Dan Call, a preacher, grocer, and distiller.^[3] According to company lore, the preacher was a busy man, and when he saw promise in young Jack, he taught him how to run his whiskey still.

However, in June 2016, The New York Times published a story identifying Daniel's true teacher as Green, one of Call's slaves.^[4] The newspaper reported that historians and locals have known the Green story for decades.^[4] Green's story – according to the article, 'built on oral history and the thinnest of archival trails' – may never be definitively proved.^[4] A USA Today article published in July 2017 corrected the Nearis spelling of his name and confirmed that Jack Daniel said his correct name was Nathan 'Nearest' Green.^[3]

Documentation shows that Green was owned by a firm known as Landis & Green, who likely hired him out to Call for a fee. Green was one of a few enslaved people who worked for Call who stayed on with him after Emancipation Proclamation.^[5] When introducing Green to an 8-year old Jack Daniel, Call is quoted as saying, 'Uncle Nearest is the best whiskey maker that I know of.' Call reportedly said to Green, 'I want [Jack] to become the world's best whiskey distiller – if he wants to be. You help me teach him.'^[6]

Green served as master distiller. According to one biographer, 'Only a few years older than Jack, [Green] taught him all about the still.'^[7]

Known as Nearest Green,^[6] or 'Uncle Nearest',^[1][4] he played the fiddle and was a lively entertainer. Green's descendants say this trait was passed down to his son, Jesse Green.

Difference Between Green And Black Jack Daniels

Slavery ended with ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1865. Daniel opened his distillery a year later and immediately employed two of Green's sons, George and Eli Green. In all, at least three of Green's sons were a part of the Jack Daniel Distillery staff: George Green, Edde Green, and Eli Green. At least four of Nearest's grandchildren joined the Jack Daniel team, Ott, Charlie, Otis, and Jesse Green. In all, seven straight generations of Nearest Green's descendants have worked for Jack Daniel Distillery, with three direct descendants continuing to work there as of November 2017.^[8]

Nathan 'Nearest' Green was married to Harriet Green, and they had 11 children together – nine sons and two daughters. Four of their sons, Louis, George, Jesse, and Eli, are listed in the 1870 census.^[9] Seven of the sons and both daughters are listed in the 1880 federal census.^[10]

Legacy[edit]

Author Fawn Weaver launched the Nearest Green Foundation to commemorate Green. The foundation is responsible for a new museum, memorial park, and book about his life. In addition, it has established college scholarships for Green's descendants.^[11][12]

In July 2017, Uncle Nearest, Inc., created a whiskey honoring the legacy of Nearest Green. Debuting as 'Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Whiskey',^[13][14][15] it was created by working with two Tennessee distilleries, but not Jack Daniel Distillery.^{[16][17][18][19]}

In August 2017, Brown-Forman Corporation, which owns the Jack Daniel Distillery and brand, officially recognized Green as its first head stiller – now called master distiller – and added him to the company's website.^[5] In October 2017, Brown-Forman added his legacy to its official tours and a large display at the Jack Daniel's Visitors Center.

In September 2017, the Nearest Green Foundation announced the inaugural class of descendants receiving full scholarships to college and grad school to continue their ancestor's legacy of excellence. The foundation is funded by the sales of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey and the sales of Jack Daniel's official biography, Jack Daniel's Legacy.^[20][21]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abc'About Nearest Green'. nearestgreen.com. Nearest Green Foundation. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
2. ^Bigger, Jeanne Ridgway (1972). 'Jack Daniel Distillery and Lynchburg: A Visit to Moore County, Tennessee'. Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 31 (1): 3–21. JSTOR42623278.
3. ^ ^abAlfs, Lizzy (July 21, 2017). 'Ex-slave who trained Jack Daniel gets new recognition'. USA Today. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
4. ^ ^abcdRisen, Clay (June 25, 2016). 'Jack Daniel's Embraces a Hidden Ingredient: Help From a Slave'. The New York Times. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
5. ^ ^abRisen, Clay (August 15, 2017). 'When Jack Daniel's Failed to Honor a Slave, an Author Rewrote History'. The New York Times. ISSN0362-4331. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
6. ^ ^abGreen, Ben A. (1967). Jack Daniel's Legacy. Rich Printing Co. pp. 27–28.
7. ^Spoelman, Colin (2016). Dead Distillers: A History of the Upstarts and Outlaws Who Made American Spirits. Abrams. ISBN978-1613128893.
8. ^January 1, CBS News; 2018; Am, 8:30. 'The lost story of Nearest Green, the slave who taught Jack Daniel how to make whiskey'. www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
9. ^Weaver, Fawn. 'Researcher and founder Nearest Green Foundation'. Nathan Green. Ancestry.com. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
10. ^'1880 United States Federal Census'. www.ancestry.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
11. ^'Foundation to Honor Ex-Slave Who Aided Jack Daniel's History'. US News & World Report. AP News. July 20, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
12. ^Parker, Najja (July 26, 2017). 'Organization to honor slave who taught Jack Daniel to make whiskey'. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC). Cox Media Inc. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
13. ^'Unearthing the Story of Jack Daniel's Mentor'. July 27, 2017. Archived from the original on October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
14. ^'Nearest Green, The Man Who Taught Jack Daniels About Whiskey'. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
15. ^'Slave who mentored Jack Daniel, taught him to make whiskey, remembered'. August 29, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
16. ^'Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Whiskey - 100 Proof Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Whiskey – 100 Proof from Tennessee'. unclenearest.com. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
17. ^'Uncle Nearest Whiskey Shares Their Story With KTLA'.
18. ^'The origins of Jack Daniels finally revealed'.
19. ^Bliss, Jessica (February 23, 2018). 'A slave taught Jack Daniel how to make whiskey. She's made telling his story her life's work'. The Tennessean. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
20. ^'Nearest Green Legacy Scholarship - Nearest Green'. April 28, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
21. ^Green, Ben A.; Weaver, Fawn (September 5, 2017). 'Jack Daniel's Legacy'. Grant Sidney Publishing. ISBN0692938486.

Jack Daniels Red Label

External links[edit]

• Video: The lost story of the slave who taught Jack Daniel how to make whiskey (2017) from CBS This Morning on YouTube.com

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