Uncle Nearest Green

February 15, 2018

In Lynchburg Tennessee the name Nearest Green has always meant something special. Uncle Nearest as his family and friends in his hometown of Lynchburg Tennessee called him was the first known African-American master distiller.

Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Whiskey Master Of Malt

Each small batch has its barrels hand selected by our founders with each blend curated by descendants of Nearest Green.

Uncle nearest green. The story of Nathan Uncle Nearest Green is covered. There is no known photograph of Nearest Green but there is a picture of Greens son George sitting right next to Daniel in a group at a time when black employees were often relegated to the back. Currently Uncle Nearest 1856 offers two products - Premium Aged Whiskey and Tennessee Silver Whiskey formerly Premium Silver Whiskey.

Its from Uncle Nearest that a particular Jack Daniel was taught about distilling was back in the mid-1800s. May 17 2018 Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Whiskey Honors the Emancipated Slave Who Helped Launch a Brand Nearest Green was the slave who taught Jack Daniel to distill Tennessee whiskey and now his. She is writing a book about Green and last month introduced Uncle Nearest 1856 a whiskey produced on contract by another Tennessee distillery.

UNCLE NEAREST PREMIUM WHISKEY. So onto the whiskey. Theyre 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 whiskey is named for the first known African-American master distiller Nathan Nearest Green a former slave who by all accounts taught Jack Daniel everything there was to know. THE STORY OF NEAREST GREEN. His children and grandchildren solely referred to him in Nearest in each of their legal documents.

Born in Maryland around 1820 we dont know if he was born into slavery or. A new whiskey distillery with a special place in American history will open its doors to the public in Tennessee in September. The name honours Nathan Green who was known as Uncle Nearest to friends and family and was the first African-American master distiller on record in the USA.

His birth name was Nathan Green but those who knew him best his family and friends called him Uncle Nearest. He is the man who taught Jack Daniel how to make the prized Lincoln County Process of fine Tennessee W. Uncle Nearest 1884 is the proud legacy of the best whiskey maker the world never knew Tennessee distilling legend Nearest Green.

The story of Nathan Nearest Green is one of the most remarkable yet forgotten stories of our lifetime. 03-21-2019Narrated by Emmy-Award winning actor Jeffrey Wright. The man who distilled the whiskey was a black slave named Nathan Green known affectionately as Uncle Nearest and he brought with him a special technique of charcoal filtering that he had learned back home when cleaning water in West Africa.

The signature of the descendant who curated each batch is embossed on the back. Nathan Nearest Green known by those in his hometown of Lynchburg Tenn as Uncle Nearest was the first African-American master distiller on. The company called Uncle Nearest honors the first known African.

This beautifully shot short film telling the story of the first known African- American master distiller is about much more than whiskey.

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