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Jack Daniels

‘Whiskey fungus’ is covering this Tennessee town. Jack Daniel’s ethanol pollution is to blame.

Caroline Eggers

April 12, 2023

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Two hours south of Nashville, black mold is spreading. Playground swings look gunky. Road signs are unreadable. Trees are dying. This is the scene unfolding in Mulberry, a small town in Lincoln County that borders the sprawling Jack Daniel’s whiskey operation — the food source for an alcohol-loving mold dubbed “whiskey fungus.” 

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: air pollution, alcohol, fungi, Jack Daniels, Lincoln County

How Do You Sell Jack Daniel’s Overseas? Make It More American

Bradley George

September 26, 2013

The makers of Jack Daniel’s say their biggest growth in sales is outside of the U.S. But overseas marketing for the Tennessee whiskey emphasizes its American roots.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Jack Daniels

The World Loves Jack Daniel’s, Whiskey Maker Responds With $100M Expansion

Blake Farmer

August 22, 2013

Soaring sales figures show the world has developed a taste for American whiskey. And to satisfy the masses, Jack Daniel’s is expanding its distillery in little Lynchburg, Tenn.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Jack Daniels, Lynchburg

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