Uncle Nearest 1884 Tennessee Small Batch Whiskey (93 proof) 750ml

Strength: 46.5 ABV (93 proof)
Mash Bill: 85% Corn, 8% Rye, 7% Barley.
Notes: Minimum 4 years in American oak, Char #4.

Decription: Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Whiskey is a 93-proof whiskey distilled, aged and bottled entirely by Uncle Nearest. Each batch is curated by 5th generation Nearest Green descendant and our Master Blender, Victoria Eady Butler, who was named Master Blender of the Year by Whisky Magazine for two consecutive years in 2021 and 2022 as well as receiving the same honor from The Spirits Business and Vinepair in 2021.

History: Nathan Nearest Green, known in his hometown of Lynchburg, Tennessee as Uncle Nearest, was formerly enslaved and the first African-American master distiller on record in the United States. He was known to have perfected "The Lincoln County Process," where whiskey is filtered through sugar maple charcoal prior to being aged in charred oak which is a Tennessee legislative requirement to be called a "Tennessee Whiskey" on the label. Uncle Nearest was the man who taught Jack Daniel the whiskey-making process, and he is finally credited as the first master distiller for Jack Daniel’s.