The Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee experienced a partial building collapse last night, leaving a number of whiskey bottles in question.
A barrel house at the distillery built in the 1960s partially collapsed overnight, and this morning, Jack Daniel’s parent company Brown–Forman issued a statement to The Lynchburg Times describing what happened.
“Overnight, there was a partial collapse of a Jack Daniel Distillery barrel house in Lynchburg, TN,” Jack Daniel’s global public relations director Svend Jansen said. “No individuals were inside the barrel house at the time and there were no injuries to any employees. We are working with distillery and local officials to assess the damage.”
Moore County Sheriff Tyler Hatfield confirmed to WKRN that a Jack Daniel’s barrel house “did partially collapse,” but that the authorities are no longer involved in the incident. Jack Daniel’s has plenty of resources to handle the situation,” Hatfield said. “Everything is contained at this point.”
Company spokesperson Ashley Schaffner Fletcher explained the extent of the damage in a statement to The Tennessean. “We are working to conduct a full assessment of the damage at this time, but believe no more than 15 percent of the barrels inside the house were impacted,” she said. “All affected whiskey has been contained and we are working with all appropriate government agencies as we remediate this incident.”
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The Jack Daniel Distillery itself boasts more than a century of deep history in the Appalachian foothills. Jack Daniel bought the land in Cave Spring Hollow to build the distillery in 1884 and the building has been in use ever since, making it the oldest registered distillery in the United States.
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If you’re a Jack Daniel’s drinker, you might want to partake tonight.