Other companies traded on the reputation of respected local doctors, such as Louisville surgeon Dr William S Forrester, immortalised as Old Forester bourbon, a medicinal whiskey sold through Kentucky pharmacies from 1870.Īctor Matthew McConaughey and Wild Turkey master distiller Eddie Russell The US Surgeon General assigned whiskey brands such as Old Taylor in 1880 as official suppliers of medicinal whiskey to the Army. Walter Duffy created hundreds of fictitious doctors and paid quacks, and bribed a few physicians to make outlandish claims in newspaper advertisements. The most notorious was Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey, a rectified rye. Bottles of whisky from quacks and doctors proliferated. After the introduction of the UK Medicinal Food Act (1812) and the US Revenue Act (1862), producers of alcoholic medicines enjoyed significant tax breaks, giving the industry a proverbial shot in the oral cavity. Spirits have been sold as cure-all, patent medicines since Dr Richard Stoughton’s Elixir received a British medicinal patent in 1712.
JACK DANIELS WHISKEY PROFESSIONAL
Sinatra Select now forms part of an expanding whiskey portfolio bearing the entertainer’s name.Įxamples of Royal Warrants Until the early 20th century, whisky was prescribed as medicine, with doctor testimonials bestowing professional gravitas and trust similar to royal titles.
Then, on Frank Sinatra’s 100th birthday, 12 December 2015, the commemorative Sinatra Century expression was released, made by mingling 100 barrels at 50% ABV (100 Proof). Sinatra Select reflects the sensory style of Jack Daniel’s whiskey 60 years ago: at 45% ABV and more years in barrel, it’s slightly more oaky and spicier. Created in partnership with Frank Sinatra Enterprises, the company responsible for managing Sinatra’s assets and product licenses, the super-premium expression commemorates Sinatra’s unique relationship with Jack. In October 2012, around 14 years after Frank Sinatra’s death, Jack Daniel’s Sinatra Select launched. Arriving in London in 1962, Sinatra sported a blue blazer with a ‘JD Country Club’ pocket emblem, and, according to one newspaper report, the media ‘went into a tizzy guessing what royal household the crest represented’. Frank got reallocated an acre.įrank and Angelo Lucchesi When travelling overseas, Sinatra’s air cargo included cases of Jack. Unfortunately, the deed only gave members a one-square-inch plot. Sinatra was chuffed at this privilege he told everyone, including the media, that he owned an acre of land at the distillery. One of the benefits members received was a small plot of land in Lynchburg. The singer and the salesman became fast friends, and it was probably Lucchesi who nominated Sinatra to become a Tennessee Squire (a member of an insider’s club for individuals who had proven to be a loyal friends of Jack Daniel’s whiskey). So impressed was he with receiving the whiskey and distillery contact to access his favourite drink, Sinatra gave Lucchesi his private telephone numbers, so he was never without Jack. Immediately, Lucchesi ensured Sinatra could sip on Jack before, during and after his shows. One of Sinatra’s management team mentioned this problem to Angelo Lucchesi, Jack Daniel’s first dedicated salesman, who was appointed in October 1953. Scenes of Sinatra and the Rat Pack enjoying JD Performing at the Copacabana Club in New York in 1967, Sinatra could not secure supplies of Jack Daniel’s for his show and private use, as the brand was on strict allocation across America – a production bottleneck that continued until 1978.
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