1884 is the final year Green put his own whiskey into barrels before he retired. The whiskey follows the Lincoln County Process of filtering through maple charcoal and comes in at 93 proof, just below the 1856 Premium Aged.Įach label of Uncle Nearest Whiskey commemorates a year in Green’s legacy. The 1884 Small Batch Whiskey from Uncle Nearest is made of hand-selected barrels by Weaver and Nearest Green’s fifth-generation descendant, Victoria Eady Butler. Uncle Nearest has four core whiskies-the 1820 Single Barrel, the 1856 Premium Aged, the 1884 Small Batch, and the Master Blend Edition. Despite being a new brand, Uncle Nearest is making staggering headway. Since the unearthing of Green’s life history as a slave and distiller, Weaver established the Uncle Nearest brand of Tennessee whiskey in 2017 and opened the Nearest Green Distillery in Shelbyville in 2019. When Fawn Weaver discovered his story, she became a historian and gave power to the legacy of Nearest Green. While it is changing, it took more than 150 years to fully shed light on the story of Nathan “Nearest” Green, an enslaved man who is credited with teaching Jack Daniels everything about distilling. The lack of diversity or recognition of the contributions of people of color in the whiskey industry is subpar. It should also be noted that by clicking the buy link towards the bottom of this review our site receives a small referral payment which helps to support, but not influence, our editorial and other costs. This in no way, per our editorial policies , influenced the final outcome of this review. Editor’s Note: This whiskey was provided to us as a review sample by Uncle Nearest.
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