“Jack’ is in fact one Jasper Newton Daniel who learnt the art of making whiskey from none other than a Preacher. By 1866 his confidence was such that he established the very first registered distillery in the US. I wonder if he ever imagined the heights that his Distillery would scale?

John Walker clearly wasn’t a sentimental man. Within a year of his Father dying (in 1819) he had sold the family’s farm and set up his own Grocery Store. His business acumen was never in question though and the store went from strength to strength. He was also frustrated by the quality inconsistencies of Malt Whiskies available at the time. This simply wasn’t good enough for him and so soon the store saw an addition to its shelves- his own blended whisky.