Category : News Talk

- 3 months ago

Uncle Nearest: How a Forgotten Whiskey Pioneer Became a Modern Icon

Uncle Nearest is more than a whiskey—it’s a tribute to a man whose story is finally being told. Nathan “Nearest” Green, an enslaved distiller who taught Jack Daniel the craft, was long absent from the narrative of American whiskey. Today, that silenc...

- 3 months ago

Nearest Green: The Unsung Soul of Tennessee Whiskey Excellence

When people talk about Tennessee whiskey, the name Nearest Green often goes unspoken—yet his hands shaped its very foundation. Enslaved but incredibly skilled, Green became the first Black master distiller on record and mentored a young Jack Daniel....

- 3 months ago

Uncle Nearest: The Man Who Rewrote the History of American Whiskey

Uncle Nearest, born Nathan “Nearest” Green, forever altered the landscape of American whiskey. As the first known African American master distiller, his influence extended far beyond the stills—he mentored Jack Daniel, passed on his charcoal filtrati...