Editing Jack Daniel's (section)

== Production process ==

[[File:Making charcoal at Jack Daniels, Jack Daniel Distillery, Lynchburg (pop. 361), Tennessee.jpg|right|thumb|Making charcoal at the distillery, {{circa|1920|1935}}]]
[[File:Casks of Jack Daniel's Whiskey.jpg|alt=Casks of Jack Daniel's Whiskey|thumb|right|Barrels of whiskey aging in a barrelhouse]]

The [[mashing|mash]] for Jack Daniel's is composed of 80% corn, 12% rye, and 8% [[malted]] barley, and is distilled in copper stills.<ref name=Waymack>{{Cite book |last1=Waymack |first1=Mark H. |url=https://openlibrary.org/books/OL784496M/The_book_of_classic_American_whiskeys |page=188 |title=The Book of Classic American Whiskeys |last2=Harris |first2=James |date=August 1995 |isbn=9780812693065|ol=784496M }}</ref> It is then filtered through {{convert|10|ft|m|0|adj=on}} stacks of [[Acer saccharum|sugar maple]] [[charcoal]].<ref name=haynes /> The company refers to this filtering step as "mellowing". This extra step, known as the [[Lincoln County Process]], removes impurities and the taste of corn.<ref name=ridgway /><ref>{{cite book |last1=Axelrod |first1=Alan |title=The complete idiot's guide to mixing drinks |publisher=[[Alpha Books]] |location=[[Indianapolis, IN]] |isbn=0-02-864468-9 |lccn=2002117443 |year=2003 }}</ref> The company argues this extra step makes the product different from bourbon. However, Tennessee whiskey is required to be "a straight Bourbon Whiskey" under terms of the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sice.oas.org/trade/nafta/chap-034.asp|title=NAFTA - Chapter 3 - Annex 307.3 to Annex 315|website=www.sice.oas.org}}</ref> and Canadian law.<ref name=Canada>{{Cite web |url=http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/C.R.C.-C.870/page-1.html#anchorbo-ga:l_B-gb:l_2 |title=Canada Food and Drug regulations, C.R.C. C.870, provision B.02.022.1 |access-date=June 15, 2011 |archive-date=January 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106023525/http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/C.R.C.-c.870/page-1.html#anchorbo-ga:l_B-gb:l_2 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A distinctive aspect of the filtering process is that the Jack Daniel's brand grinds its charcoal before using it for filtering.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150606150632/http://www.whisky.com/whisky-database/distilleries/details/fdb/Distilleries/Details//jack-daniels.html Jack Daniel's] on Whisky.com</ref> After the filtering, the whiskey is stored in newly handcrafted [[Oak (wine)|oak barrels]], which give the whiskey its color and most of its flavor.<ref name=haynes />

The product label mentions that it is a "[[sour mash]]" whiskey, which means that when the mash is prepared, some of the wet solids from a previously used batch are mixed in to help make the fermentation process operate more consistently. This is common practice in American whiskey production. ({{As of|2005}}, all [[Straight whiskey|straight]] bourbon is produced using the sour mash process.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.straightbourbon.com/faq.html#11|title=The Straightbourbon FAQ|publisher=Straight Bourbon.com|access-date=April 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417213621/http://www.straightbourbon.com/faq.html#11|archive-date=April 17, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>)

Prior to 2014, the company's barrels were produced by Brown-Forman in Louisville, Kentucky. That year, the company opened a new cooperage in [[Trinity, Alabama]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=McCarley |first1=Daniel J. |title=Jack Daniel's Bottle Collector's Guide - Volume 2 |date=2021 |isbn=978-0578898988 |pages=99–100|publisher=Daniel J McCarley }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Schelzig |first1=Erik |title=Jack Daniel's opens Alabama barrel making facility |url=https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/money/business/2014/07/07/jack-daniels-opens-alabama-barrel-making-facility/12326683/ |access-date=8 March 2022 |agency=Montgomery Advertiser |date=July 7, 2014}}</ref>