Jack Daniels Sets Aside Special Obama Barrel

Select barrel will age for the duration of new president's first term

If you want to lift a glass to toast the new U.S. president you might want to get your hands on a bottle of special Jack Daniels whiskey that has been set aside to honor Barack Obama. On the other hand, if you do acquire one of these special bottles you're likely not going to want to drink it. It's all academic for the moment, since the selected barrel won't be ready for sipping for four years, reports Nashville's WSMV-TV:

The world-famous Jack Daniel's whiskey distillery is doing its part to honor the inauguration of President Barack Obama.

A special presidential barrel of whiskey was placed Tuesday in a warehouse in Lynchburg, Tenn.

This presidential barrel was selected and placed in the top floor of one of the distillery's maturation warehouses at the exact time Obama was sworn in as the 44th president.

Once it's mature, it will produce about 240 bottles of whiskey. The Obama whiskey will be ready sometime within the next four years.

The master distiller will taste it periodically and decide when it's ready to drink.

Every four years, the distillery will name a barrel of Tennessee whiskey in honor of the new president. The proceeds will go to the president's charity of choice.

Master distiller Jeff Arnett personally selected the barrel. He said the whiskey's founder, Jack Daniel, was known for hosting inaugural parties to honor the swearing-in of a new president.