A tragedy - Jack Daniels division

From the Associated Press:

Historic Whiskey Could Go Down Drain
Here's a sobering thought: Hundreds of bottles of Jack Daniel's whiskey, some of it almost 100 years old, may be unceremoniously poured down a drain because authorities suspect it was being sold by someone without a license.

Officials seized 2,400 bottles late last month during warehouse raids in Nashville and Lynchburg, the southern Tennessee town where the whiskey is distilled.

"Punish the person, not the whiskey," said an outraged Kyle MacDonald, 28, a Jack Daniel's drinker from British Columbia who promotes the whiskey on his blog. "Jack never did anything wrong, and the whiskey itself is innocent."

Investigators are also looking into whether some of the bottles had been stolen from the distillery. No one has been arrested.

Authorities are still determining how much of the liquor will be disposed of, and how much can be sold at auction.

Tennessee law requires officials to destroy whiskey that cannot be sold legally in the state, such as bottles designed for sale overseas and those with broken seals.

"We'd pour it out," said Danielle Elks, executive director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission.

Heartless bureaucrat. What a waste... I'm more into the Scottish single malts but Jack is very good stuff. Last couple of months, I have been partial to JD Whiskey Sours when we eat out -- a nice libation. Kyle MacDonald's blog is here: My name is Kyle MacDonald . You may remember him as the Red Paperclip guy - he started with a red paperclip and started trading for better and better things, eventually winding up with a house.