The brand s producer is uncle nearest inc headquartered in nashville tennessee.
Nearest green whiskey.
Nathan nearest green c.
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.
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.
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.
It was on the cover of the new york times international edition.
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 story of nearest green 03 21 2019 narrated by emmy award winning actor jeffrey wright.
It was possible that an african american was behind.
A coating complex endless ride of a tennessee whiskey that s worth a try for any north american whiskey fan.