Uncle Nearest Does 53.12 Acre Expansion To Grow Its Own Corn American By Allyson Nichols / August 11, 2021 Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey announced recently it closed a $2.1 million deal to allow the purchase of 53.12 acres of land in Tennessee for its distillery that will allow it to grow its own corn for creating whiskeys for the brand’s portfolio. Continue reading > Share
Uncle Nearest Distillery Reopens Its Doors As Expansion Continues American By Nino Kilgore-Marchetti / June 21, 2021 The Nearest Green Distillery, as it undergoes expansion, reopened its doors the public over the weekend in Shelbyville, Tennessee following a more than yearlong closure during the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading > Share
Uncle Nearest Becomes Top-Selling African-American Owned Whiskey Brand American By Robert Ham / March 15, 2021 After only four years of operation, Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey announced recently that it has become the best-selling African-American-owned and founded spirit brand in history. Continue reading > Share
Uncle Nearest Is A Brand That’s About Much More Than Just Good Whiskey American Bourbon By Nino Kilgore-Marchetti / October 21, 2020 Uncle Nearest is a popular African-American owned whiskey label that is about much more then just the brown spirit, as we learn in this interview with founder Fawn Weaver. Continue reading > Share
Whiskey Review: Uncle Nearest 1884 Premium Small Batch Whiskey American Reviews By Jenni Misiak / February 18, 2020 We review Uncle Nearest 1884 Premium Small Batch Whiskey, a Tennessee whiskey that’s a minimum of seven years old and drawn from hand selected barrels to create a lighter bodied spirit for sipping. Continue reading > Share
Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey to Open First Phase Of Distillery American By Katelyn Best / September 13, 2019 The Uncle Nearest whiskey brand opens the first phase of its new Tennessee whiskey distillery as it seeks to tell the story of its namesake. Continue reading > Share
Uncle Nearest Debuts 1884 As A Lighter Bodied Whiskey American By Nino Kilgore-Marchetti / July 25, 2019 Uncle Nearest 1884 Premium Small Batch Whiskey, the newest whiskey tied to this label, is a line extension offering up what’s said to be an easier sipping expression. Continue reading > Share
Whiskey Review: Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Whiskey American Reviews By Aaron Knapp / May 14, 2018 We review Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Whiskey, a new brand that commemorates the contributions of Nathan “Nearest” Green, the black slave who taught Jack Daniels how to distill. Continue reading > Share
Uncle Nearest Whiskey To Get Its Own Tennessee Distillery American By Nino Kilgore-Marchetti / January 4, 2018 Uncle Nearest Whiskey, created to honor an African American distiller credited with teaching Jack Daniel how to distill, sets its sights on opening its own Tennessee distilling operation. Continue reading > Share
Column: Reopened Nearest Green Distillery Is “More Than Whiskey” American By Cary Ann Fuller / June 21, 2021 The Nearest Green distillery reopened in Tennessee this past weekend on Juneteenth, reminding this columnist the truth of the matter of the Uncle Nearest brand’s tag line of “more than whiskey.” Continue reading > Share
Column: The Problem With Women In Whiskey American Bourbon Lifestyle By Cary Ann Fuller / March 9, 2021 Women in distillery leadership roles are not the oddity or novelty the headlines and book titles would have you believe. Continue reading > Share
Bardstown Bourbon Company Opens Doors to New Visitor Center Bourbon By Katelyn Best / October 2, 2019 Bardstown Bourbon Company, an up and coming Kentucky distillery, has opened an enhanced visitor’s center on their whiskey making campus. Continue reading > Share
