It just so happens I'm watching a mechtech show* on Jack Daniels. Turns out that for the most part, they bottle two ways.
One way is with a blend of the whiskey from 50 barrels in order to eliminate variables, the other is where each bottle is filled with the whiskey from one barrel and dated and labeled as to which barrel it was filled from.
So apparently, storage and by extension, shipping methods, can make a difference.
I wonder what kinds of reactions they get from the two methods.
Terry, 230RN
* ETA Actually, it was only the first part of a show on Modern Marvels.