Black Jack Chewing Gum Flavor

That good old licorice flavor since the turn of the century. A nostalgic favorite dad and grandpa are sure to remember. Available for a limited time only. Would you like a whole box?

Before Black Jack, Beemans, and Clove, 'gum' was barely recognizable compared to what you buy and chew today. The first versions of chewing gum were sold in small lumps, instead of sticks, with no added flavorings of any kind. In fact, the earliest forms of chewing gum weren't even that easy to chew—much less actually enjoy.

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• Two 5-stick packs of Black Jack gum Black Jack is an aniseed -flavored chewing gum currently manufactured by the Gerrit J. In 1869, exiled former Mexican president and general Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (famous for losing the Texas War of Independence) was living in New Jersey.

Thankfully, Thomas Adams entered the chewing gum business in the late 1800s, adding flavors, slicing the gum into sticks, and spending time and money to promote his chewing gums to average American citizens. From there, Black Jack, Beemans, and Clove would go on to dominate the chewing gum market for quite some time, finding new ways to redefine gum and stand out from the crowd well into the 1950s and 1960s.

• The first gum to enter pop culture with celebrity aviators of the 40s and 50s.
• One of the first gums associated with a specific celebrity—superstar pilot Chuck Yeager.
• Became one of the favorite gums of early Hollywood, showing up often on the silver screen.

• Became the first flavored gum in 1884.
• Offered gum in sticks, instead of lumps, starting in the 1880s.
• Established a packaging style for gum that is still used today.

• Established red packaging that is now used by many other cinnamon- and spice-based gums.
• Introduced the 'clove and allspice' flavor profile that is now standard.

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A Brief History of Black Jack, Beemans, and Clove

Black Jack Chewing Gum Flavored

• The first gum to enter pop culture with celebrity aviators of the 40s and 50s.
• One of the first gums associated with a specific celebrity—superstar pilot Chuck Yeager.
• Became one of the favorite gums of early Hollywood, showing up often on the silver screen.

• Became the first flavored gum in 1884.
• Offered gum in sticks, instead of lumps, starting in the 1880s.
• Established a packaging style for gum that is still used today.

• Established red packaging that is now used by many other cinnamon- and spice-based gums.
• Introduced the 'clove and allspice' flavor profile that is now standard.

Something else for you to chew on:

• The new digital space revolutionized the way we viewed the..

Chew Your Way Through Time

A Brief History of Black Jack, Beemans, and Clove

Black Jack Chewing Gum Flavored

Adams Black Jack Chewing Gum

• 1869 - Thomas Adams buys chicle, the milky latex of the sapodilla tree, from exiled Mexican President Santa Anna in the hopes of processing it for use as an alternative to rubber.

  1871 - After failing to break into the rubber business, Thomas Adams secures a patent on a gum-making machine and begins producing chicle-based gum as a novelty item with no flavorings or additives.

• 1884 - Thomas Adams begins adding licorice flavoring to his chicle gum, which he names Adams Black Jack—the first flavored gum in the United States.

  1890s Kerry packer casino macau. Casino ouistreham restaurant. - Edwin Beeman, Cleveland physician, begins making chewing gum with pepsin, which he calls Beemans Gum, as a natural digestive and competitor with Adams Black Jack.

• 1899 - The American Chicle Company is formed, putting Black Jack and Beemans under one roof.

  1914 - The American Chicle Company acquires Clove gum, continuing to unite some of the largest chewing gum brands across the country.

• 1962 - The American Chicle Company is purchased by the Warner-Lambert Company.

  1978 - Black Jack, Beemans, and Clove sales continue to decline, eventually halting production.

• 1983 - Beemans gum appears in The Right Stuff via Chuck Yeager's famous line: 'Hey Ridley, got any Beemans?'

  1985 - All three gums are re-introduced to American consumers by way of Warner-Lambert Company, but sales remain stagnant.

• 1990 - Mark Hunter, the pirate radio teenager played by Christian Slater in Pump Up the Volume, exclusively chews Black Jack gum.

  Casino raiders 2 cast. 2008 - Mutt Williams, played by Shia LaBeouf in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, is shown enjoying Beeman's gum.

• 2018 - Black Jack, Beemans, and Clove chewing gums are reunited by Gerrit J. Verburg Co. to ensure that these timeless gums are always available to the public!