Nearest Green Whiskey

Uncle nearest premium whiskey is inspired by the best whiskey maker the world never knew the first known african american master distiller nathan nearest green.

Nearest green whiskey.

Uncle nearest was born when fawn weaver read that green a pillar figure in the history of tennessee whiskey had almost completely disappeared from the current whiskey narrative. This beautifully shot short film telling the story of the first known african american master distiller is about much more than whiskey. The uncle nearest brand wholly owned by uncle nearest inc an all minority led business encompasses a premium aged whiskey with a blend of 8 to 14 year old an 11 year old. The brand s producer is uncle nearest inc headquartered in nashville tennessee.

It was possible that an african american was behind. Uncle nearest premium whiskey is a brand of tennessee whiskey produced by uncle nearest inc headquartered in nashville tennessee the whiskey is named after the formerly enslaved man nathaniel nearest green who taught a young jack daniel the craft of distilling. Nathan nearest green c. What nearest green a slave did was teach jack daniel how to make whiskey.

1820 incorrectly spelled nearis in an 1880 census was a black head stiller commonly referred to now as a master distiller born into slavery and emancipated after the civil war he is known as the master distiller who taught distilling techniques to jack daniel founder of the jack daniel tennessee whiskey distillery. Tennessee this award winning and astonishingly smooth blend of 8 14 year old barrels bottled at 100 proof recently won gold at the san francisco world spirits competition.