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[2] [3] According to the IWSR, Uncle Nearest is the fastest-growing whiskey brand in the United States, [4] and is recognized as the most successful Black-owned distillery in the world. [ 5 ] Uncle Nearest was named one of the 100 Reasons to Love America by People magazine in 2021, [ 6 ] and one of Inc. 's 5000 fastest-growing US companies from ...
The foundation is funded by the sales of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey and the sales of Jack Daniel's official biography, Jack Daniel's Legacy. [19] [20] Uncle Nearest's Master Blender, Victoria Eady Butler, is a descendant of Green, and the first known African-American female whiskey master blender. [21]
In 2016, Weaver went to Tennessee to interview Nearest Green's descendants for a book project. [8] [9] Weaver's work helped reveal the history of Jack Daniel Distillery included Nearest Green as its first master distiller and mentor to a young Jack Daniel, [10] [11] inspiring her to found and launch the Nearest Green Distillery and the Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey brand in 2017.
Launched in 2017, Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey is now the top-selling Black-owned spirits brand globally as measured by sales and among the fastest-growing American whiskey companies. It stands ...
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The whiskey is then reduced with water to 125 proof (62.5%) for aging. [10] The process was taught to Jack Daniel by Nearest Green, the namesake of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey. [11] The George Dickel distillery uses deeper (13-foot [4.0 m]) vats and distills the whisky—the spelling used by Dickel—to 135 proof (67.5%).
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