Filtered through sugar maple charcoal via the Lincoln County Process, the Uncle Nearest Whiskey brand was created to honor the whiskey-making process of the man who many now refer to as the “Godfather of Tennessee Whiskey,” Nathan “Nearest” Green. He was the first known African-American master distiller and his brand is now one of the first in the history of whiskey to celebrate an African-American.

The new Uncle Nearest 1884 Premium Small Batch Whiskey was drawn from barrels hand picked by Fawn Weaver, CEO and co-founder of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey. This 93 proof whiskey is a minimum seven-year-old blend that honors Nearest’s memory through his family’s personal involvement in the blending process. Each batch is created by a different descendant of the master distiller himself, with the back label of each bottle signed by the relative who curated that batch.