Jach Daniel's 1914 Gold Medal

This special bottle is the fourth in a series of limited edition bottlings to commemorate the gold medals awarded to the Jack Daniel Distillery and its signature whiskey. At the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Jack Daniel and his Tennessee Whiskey won a coveted Gold Medal. During that time, Mr. Jack befriended one of the judges, a Mr. M. Hoctor of Great Britain, who encouraged him to export his whiskey to Europe. At a competition in Liege, Belgium, the following year, Mr. Jack garnered another Gold Medal. Word of his whiskey's success was beginning to spread. Sadly, Mr. Jack passed away six years later. But in 1914, his nephew, Lem Motlow (now running his uncle's distillery operation), received a letter from Mr. Hoctor informing him of another whiskey competition, to be held at the Anglo-American Exposition in London. Without hesitation, Lem shipped a freshly matured batch of Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey across the sea to this prestigious event. Some days later, he received the results; sure enough his uncle's distinctive product had captured yet another Gold Medal as the finest whiskey in the world. Over the years, Jack Daniel's has earned a number of international gold medals for excellence including: St Louis Worlds Fair, 1904;
Liege, Belgium, 1905;
Ghent, Belgium, 1913;
Anglo-American Exposition, London, 1914;
Certificate of the Institute of Hygiene, London 1915;
Star of Excellence, Brussels, 1954;
Amsterdam, Holland, 1981.