![]() There’s also a bit of confusion: Though it employs whiskey distilled and aged in Tennessee and via the Lincoln County process required to be called Tennessee whiskey, Weaver and her team opted to classify it as a premium American whiskey. But that said, it’s actually significantly more complex and approachable than some give it credit for. It clocks in at 100 proof and is heavy on the oak bite. First-time bourbon drinkers may find it brash and rugged. Each marks a significant year in Nearest’s life. The 1820 is the hardest to come by and thus the most coveted, the 1856 is the most common, and the other is 1884. The Nearest Green distillery came on line recently, but original aged product is still a ways down the road. Green’s sons also worked at the distillery, and now Green’s great-great granddaughter is the master blender for the whiskey honoring his legacy.There are three expressions of Uncle Nearest so far, each sourced from Tennessee distilleries, then blended. Uncle Nearest is astonishingly smooth, and can be enjoyed neat, on the. It has won over 125 awards since its debut in 2017 including, ‘Best American Whiskey’ from the New Orleans World Bourbon Festival and ‘World’s Best’ from the World Whiskies Awards. ![]() After the war, he became the first master distiller at Jack Daniel’s and is thought to have taught Daniel the essentials of charcoal-filtering the whiskey, which is now known as the Lincoln County process and is intrinsic to Tennessee whiskey. Our inaugural whiskey, Uncle Nearest 1856 is a premium blend bottled at 100 proof. ![]() Green was either born into slavery or abducted for slavery and learned distilling in that context, as many American stills were operated in the South and elsewhere by enslaved people prior to the Civil War. ![]()
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