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Hit job on Jack Daniels??
Posted on 8/21/20 at 9:48 am
Posted on 8/21/20 at 9:48 am
Just saw a story on Today. Basically saying JD was mentored and taught everything he knows by a former slave (Uncle Nearest). Anybody know the true story or is this just revisionist history?
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Posted on 8/21/20 at 9:49 am to Bamafig
it's certainly possible but i don't know if i can think of a story that i care less about than the authenticity of Jack fricking Daniels
Posted on 8/21/20 at 9:49 am to Bamafig
Posted on 8/21/20 at 9:50 am to Bamafig
It's probably bullshite
Posted on 8/21/20 at 9:50 am to Bamafig
I have heard that story, but no idea if it's true. I've been to the distillery and from what I recall, they do mention his slave(though I don't think they call him a slave), so maybe there's some validity to it.
Posted on 8/21/20 at 9:51 am to Bamafig
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by a former slave (Uncle Nearest)
yes Uncle Nearest invented whiskey...
Posted on 8/21/20 at 9:53 am to NYCAuburn
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yes Uncle Nearest invented whiskey...
He also invented the smart phone
Posted on 8/21/20 at 9:53 am to Bamafig
They should change the name to Uncle Nearest and put a picture of a black guy on the bottle.
That should make everyone happy.
That should make everyone happy.
Posted on 8/21/20 at 9:54 am to OysterPoBoy
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They should change the name to Uncle Nearest and put a picture of a black guy on the bottle.
That should make everyone happy.
There is already an Uncle Nearest
Posted on 8/21/20 at 9:55 am to Bamafig
We Wuz Distillaz
This post was edited on 8/21/20 at 9:56 am
Posted on 8/21/20 at 9:56 am to NYCAuburn
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here is already an Uncle Nearest
Oh boy.
Posted on 8/21/20 at 9:57 am to Bamafig
I'm sure this will disgust the people with such high standards that regularly purchase Jack Daniels
Posted on 8/21/20 at 9:59 am to Bamafig
BLM trying to take claim to whiskey now? Is that what this is about?
Posted on 8/21/20 at 9:59 am to Bamafig
I bet you fall for clickbait all the time
Posted on 8/21/20 at 10:00 am to The Spleen
quote:The story I have heard is that Jack went to work for a local preacher/grocer/distiller named Dan Call when he (Jack) was a kid. Call's slave Nearest Green was in charge of the distilling operation, and he supposedly taught Jack everything he knew.
I've been to the distillery and from what I recall, they do mention his slave(though I don't think they call him a slave), so maybe there's some validity to it.
When Jack opened his own distillery, he apparently brought on several of Green's family to work for him.
Posted on 8/21/20 at 10:02 am to Ed Osteen
Jack Daniels doesn’t matter to me. I don’t drink. The concern is the revision of history. If even the insignificant facts are changed, the meaningful facts will be as well. If I recall correctly from high school, the man’s Job in 1984 was to rewrite history.
Posted on 8/21/20 at 10:05 am to Bamafig
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Jack Daniels doesn’t matter to me. I don’t drink. The concern is the revision of history. If even the insignificant facts are changed, the meaningful facts will be as well. If I recall correctly from high school, the man’s Job in 1984 was to rewrite history.
But what if the history we knew was whitewashed and this story is actually the correct one? It's not uncommon in our history that accomplishments of blacks have been scrubbed from history.
Posted on 8/21/20 at 10:07 am to Bamafig
Why stop there? Uncle Nearest invented water.
Posted on 8/21/20 at 10:09 am to The Spleen
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But what if the history we knew was whitewashed and this story is actually the correct one? It's not uncommon in our history that accomplishments of blacks have been scrubbed from history.
There is a chance. The uncle nearest came about from an investigation that used oral history as their references. How many people hear stories of some incredible accomplishment achieved by their great grand pappy which is more folklore based upon anecdotal evidence and associations rather than fact?
This post was edited on 8/21/20 at 10:20 am
Posted on 8/21/20 at 10:09 am to Ed Osteen
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I'm sure this will disgust the people with such high standards that regularly purchase Jack Daniels
Yes, I'm about to pour my two handles down the drain..
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