captainzib
captainzib Reader
4/14/09 12:01 a.m.

Guess which one's me.

mtn
mtn Dork
4/14/09 12:02 a.m.

photo is no good

mtn
mtn Dork
4/14/09 12:02 a.m.

nevermind, its fixed

DILYSI Dave
DILYSI Dave SuperDork
4/14/09 12:06 a.m.

No it's not.

alex
alex Reader
4/14/09 12:45 a.m.

Fixed now.

I don't know which one you are (second row, third from left, judging by the shirt), but I know I enjoyed that same tour, despite the terrible irony that the distillery is in a dry county and they can't provide samples.

The physical effect of the alcohol wafting into my nose at the top of one of the charcoal filtration barrels is etched into my brain. As much as I've come to appreciate better whiskies, I have a natural connection to Jack Daniels as the definitive Kentucky Whisky. I'm not so sure that's a bad thing, actually.

I mean, they employ at least three guys who's only job is to build a stack of wood to burn for charcoal, every day. Any company with a job description like that is okay in my book.

slefain
slefain Dork
4/14/09 7:00 a.m.

The one in the green coat?

Tom Heath
Tom Heath Production Editor
4/14/09 8:08 a.m.

Kicking it old school with the vintage Tee.

spitfirebill
spitfirebill HalfDork
4/14/09 9:57 a.m.
Tom Heath wrote: Kicking it old school with the vintage Tee.

yea, fifth from the left, front row, GRM T shirt.

Mine of the same vintage doesn't look that good.

ignorant
ignorant SuperDork
4/14/09 10:35 a.m.
captainzib wrote: Guess which one's me.

The 8 year old girl?

DILYSI Dave
DILYSI Dave SuperDork
4/14/09 11:13 a.m.

The indian guy?

nickel_dime
nickel_dime Dork
4/14/09 2:12 p.m.

I thought he was the cowboy.

DILYSI Dave
DILYSI Dave SuperDork
4/14/09 2:45 p.m.

The dork?

Toyman01
Toyman01 GRM+ Memberand Reader
4/14/09 2:56 p.m.

I did that tour when I was about 16. I still remember almost knocking my self out by sticking my nose in one of those two story tall stainless vats and taking a deep breath. Really a neat place. They used to give out bottles of spring water. They had a cool porcelain stopper. I probably still have one somewhere.

DirtyBird222
DirtyBird222 Dork
4/14/09 7:41 p.m.

The guy wearing Jorts?

pete240z
pete240z Dork
4/14/09 9:34 p.m.
Toyman01 wrote: I did that tour when I was about 16. I still remember almost knocking my self out by sticking my nose in one of those two story tall stainless vats and taking a deep breath.

The smell of the fermenting product is awesome. I don't even drink and still love that smell. I enjoyed the tour even though I had "issues" with Jack Daniels. George Dickle does a tour too that is cool.

Yeah, "issues" with Yukon Jack too.

GhiaMonster
GhiaMonster New Reader
4/15/09 10:27 a.m.

One of the great palces to visit in America. Its amazing how many people you talk with that have been there. What amazed me the most was how many millions of dollars worth of wiskey they had aging in giant warehouses around the area.

JFX001
JFX001 Dork
4/15/09 10:30 a.m.

Lynchburg also has a BBQ every year that I've been wanting to attend.

Xceler8x
Xceler8x GRM+ Memberand Dork
4/15/09 2:03 p.m.

Jack Daniels plays a fairly prominent role in this book.

4cylndrfury
4cylndrfury HalfDork
4/15/09 2:29 p.m.
captainzib wrote: Guess which one's me.

Green sweater 2nd from right

TJ
TJ Reader
4/15/09 6:31 p.m.

I just went there a couple weeks ago...made sure to stand way in the back for the picture.

The tour indeed smells good and after taking the tour I almost felt like it was my patriotic duty to drink some Jack.

TJ
TJ Reader
4/15/09 6:41 p.m.

porksboy
porksboy HalfDork
4/15/09 6:52 p.m.

I wonder if that building is not one of the most photograghed in the U.S. outside of Washington DC?

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