date:Jun 22, 2012
later opened; it was registered with the US government in 1866, making it the nation's oldest registered distillery.
But Jack Daniel's master distiller, Jeff Arnett, said:It's a good story, but one based on fancy rather than fact - as the dates don't match historical records.
Arnett said the relevant people and dates didn't match up, given that the realJack Daniel's family was living in America for two generations before 1853 - the date of emigration for Evans' relative.
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