This bottling of an Uncle Nearest 1884 (the year Nathan Green retired) is produced in small batches. The whisky is matured for 4 years and is married by Victoria Eady Butler, fifth generation Master Blender. Victoria's signature can be found on the back of each bottle.
Uncle Nearest is a whiskey brand of Uncle Nearest Inc, Shelbyville, Tennessee, which was launched in July 2017. The name refers to Nathan Green, who was affectionately called Uncle Nearest by his family and was the first African-American master distiller. He is credited with perfecting the Lincoln County Process, and is also said to have passed on his knowledge to Jack Daniels.
Whiskey production in the United States is dominated by about a dozen large distilleries, so that almost all whiskey sold comes from a single distillery, and blended whiskey is almost non-existent as a mixture of the whiskey of several distilleries.
The terms single barrel for whiskey from a single cask and small batch for whiskey from a relatively small number of casks have become established as distinguishing features.
This bottling of an Uncle Nearest 1884 (the year Nathan Green retired) is produced in small batches. The whisky is matured for 4 years and is married by Victoria Eady Butler, fifth generation Master Blender. Victoria's signature can be found on the back of each bottle.
Uncle Nearest is a whiskey brand of Uncle Nearest Inc, Shelbyville, Tennessee, which was launched in July 2017. The name refers to Nathan Green, who was affectionately called Uncle Nearest by his family and was the first African-American master distiller. He is credited with perfecting the Lincoln County Process, and is also said to have passed on his knowledge to Jack Daniels.
Whiskey production in the United States is dominated by about a dozen large distilleries, so that almost all whiskey sold comes from a single distillery, and blended whiskey is almost non-existent as a mixture of the whiskey of several distilleries.
The terms single barrel for whiskey from a single cask and small batch for whiskey from a relatively small number of casks have become established as distinguishing features.
