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== Distillery ==
[[File:Jack Daniel statue.JPG|thumb|right|Statue of Jack Daniel in front of the spring from which he drew the water for producing his whiskey. The current production uses water drawn from about {{convert|150|yards}} behind from the grotto.]]

The Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg is situated in and around a hollow known as "Stillhouse Hollow" or "Jack Daniel's Hollow", where a spring flows from a cave at the base of a [[limestone]] cliff. The limestone removes iron from the water, making it ideal for distilling whiskey (water heavy in iron gives whiskey a bad taste).<ref name=ridgway /> The spring feeds into nearby East Fork Mulberry Creek, which is part of the [[Elk River (Tennessee)|Elk River]] watershed. Some 1.9 million barrels containing the aging whiskey are stored in several dozen barrelhouses, some of which adorn the adjacent hilltops and are visible throughout Lynchburg.<ref name=haynes />

The distillery is a major tourist attraction, drawing more than a quarter of a million visitors annually.<ref name=haynes>Beth Haynes, "[http://archive.wbir.com/news/article/219311/207/HomeGrown-Jack-Daniels-Distillery HomeGrown: Jack Daniel's Distillery] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140322023007/http://archive.wbir.com/news/article/219311/207/HomeGrown-Jack-Daniels-Distillery |date=March 22, 2014 }}", WBIR.com, December 4, 2012. Retrieved: March 21, 2014.</ref>  The visitor center, dedicated in June 2000, contains memorabilia related to the distillery and a gift shop. Paid tours of the distillery are conducted several times per day and a premium sampling tour is also offered.<ref>[https://www.jackdaniels.com/en-us/visit-us#tour Jack Daniel's Tours], Jack Daniel's official website. Retrieved: December 21, 2017.</ref>

In February 2016 a $140 million expansion was announced for the distillery, including a plan to expand the visitors center and add two more barrel houses.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lind|first1=JR|title=Jack Daniel's announces $140M expansion|url=http://www.nashvillepost.com/business/retail/article/20489639/jack-daniels-announces-140m-expansion|access-date=March 10, 2016|agency=Nashville Post|date=February 10, 2016}}</ref>