NASHVILLE, TENN. — 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, where the whiskey is distilled. 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 with broken seals.
The estimated value of the liquor is $1 million, possibly driven up by the value of the antique bottles. One seized bottle dates to 1914, with its seal unbroken.
