Old No.7 (375 ml)

The craft behind Old No. 7 was originally taught to Jack Daniel by Nathan 'Nearest' Green — an enslaved man who served as the distillery's first Master Distiller, a contribution erased from official histories for over a century and only formally recognized in the 2010s.

That foundational technique, the Lincoln County Process, remains the defining act: new-make spirit distilled to 140 proof in a 100-foot copper column still is gravity-fed drop-by-drop through 10-foot vats of handmade sugar maple charcoal over 3–5 days before any barrel contact, stripping harsh congeners in a step that no standard bourbon undergoes.

The distillery sits in Cave Spring Hollow, Lynchburg, Moore County, anchored by a limestone spring locked at a constant 56°F (13°C). Limestone filtration removes iron — detrimental to whiskey flavor — while contributing calcium and magnesium to the water profile.

Barrels age across multi-storey rickhouses, where Tennessee's seasonal temperature swings drive active wood interaction; upper floors accelerate extraction while lower floors develop slower, subtler character. Old No. 7 is blended from 175–200 barrels per batch to balance these extremes, then bottled at 40% ABV after chill filtration.

The mash bill — 80% corn, 12% malted barley, 8% rye — runs through a sour mash process with up to 30% backset for pH and yeast consistency. The result is a sweet-forward, velvety profile that is technically bourbon-compliant under federal law yet deliberately refuses that label.