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caroline1939 wrote:Having many Kelso TN relatives in "them thar hills" - one or two of them became familiar with government agents during prohibition because it was rumored that they were keeping the famous distillery in business by running their stills overtime to keep up with the demand. Jack Daniels was supplying the bottles and my kin were supplying the booze.
caroline1939 wrote:Incidently, I didn't mean to imply that my relatives were using, or even trying to imitate, the Jack Daniels label or formula. Just that there was some colusion between someone who worked there and my grandfather to take advantage of the lack of available legal booze during prohibition.
caroline1939 wrote:I'm sure there are some parts of the story that are true. I'm thinking that since the Jck Daniels bourbon was not available during prohibition, my grandfather set up a still to service the thirsty hillbillies. Maybe some one he knew from the distillery had a stash of bottles.
caroline1939 wrote:Incidently, I didn't mean to imply that my relatives were using, or even trying to imitate, the Jack Daniels label or formula. Just that there was some colusion between someone who worked there and my grandfather to take advantage of the lack of available legal booze during prohibition. They simply stepped up their "business" to meet the demand. I'm sure it was very lucrative.
This has been FUN! Thanks for your responses.
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