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Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey Becomes Best-Selling African American Owned and Founded Spirit Brand of All Time

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Nine straight quarters of triple-digit gains catapulted the Tennessee whiskey distillery to become  the best-selling African American owned and founded spirit brand in history, selling nearly 1.5 million bottles of its sought after super-premium whiskey. The company’s whiskey portfolio, available … Continue reading →

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Uncle Nearest Debuts a Small Batch Whiskey

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Joel Whitaker

Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey debuts Uncle Nearest 1884 Premium Small Batch Whiskey.  (93 proof/$49.99) The brand revived the little-known story of Nathan “Nearest” Green, the first known African-American master distiller, back in 2017, and launched a namesake whiskey in his honor … Continue reading →

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Uncle Nearest Makes TV Debut on Post-Super Bowl Special

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey was one of only a few spirit brands to air a commercial during or around Super Bowl LIII,

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Foundation Honors Slave That Taught Jack Daniel Distilling

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Nathan “Nearest” Green was the master distiller for the whiskey operations for Dan Call in the mid-1800s in Lynchburg, Tenn., where a young Jack Daniel got his training in the business. Green’s place in the whiskey

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