Black History Month: Meet Nearest Green, The Man Who Gave Us Jack Daniel’s

I don’t drink; suffice it to say it wouldn’t be a good idea. That said, I know a little about a few adult beverages, one of them being Jack Daniel’s. Founded in 1866 by one Jasper Newton Daniel, the Lynchburg, Tennessee distillery has (except for the Prohibition and World War Two years) produced whiskey both favored by connoisseurs and guzzled by some of society’s less popular strata. If ever there was a drink associated with the redneck stereotype, it’s Jack Daniel’s.Read More