Nearest Green Whiskey Bottle

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.

Nearest green whiskey bottle. Uncle nearest 1856 is an award winning blend of 8 14 year old barrels bottled at 100 proof. Nathan nearest green c. Way back in lynchburg tennessee the name nearest green has always meant something special his birth name was nathan green but his family and friends called him uncle nearest. In 2017 uncle nearest 1856 premium aged whiskey launched in the united states.

The ceo and co founder of uncle nearest premium whiskey was discussing the opening of a 270 acre distillery in shelbyville tn the site of a former tennessee walking horse farm. They re both distilled elsewhere as construction of the nearest green distillery is still underway but the company has developed a unique process for the creation of the whiskeys nonetheless. 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. At the time of her statement weaver was also wearing a hard hat conducting a pre opening.

Uncle nearest is astonishingly smooth and can be enjoyed neat on the rocks or in your favorite whiskey or bourbon cocktail. A coating complex endless ride of a tennessee whiskey that s worth a try for any north american whiskey fan. Currently uncle nearest 1856 offers two products premium aged whiskey and tennessee silver whiskey formerly premium silver 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.

This is a new 100 proof tennessee whiskey made using the lincoln county process. 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. And if you want to appreciate american whiskey you should know who nathan nearest green was in the late 1850 s green a farm owner s slave started working with a young orphan named. This beautifully shot short film telling the story of the first known african american master distiller is about much more than whiskey.

The story of nearest green 03 21 2019 narrated by emmy award winning actor jeffrey wright.