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Review: Uncle Nearest Single Barrel Whiskey

Uncle Nearest Single Barrel Whiskey is bottled at barrel strength to capture every nuance.  The Uncle Nearest brand honors the first known African American Master Distiller, Nathan Nearest Green.  Fawn Weaver founded and launched the brand July 2017, and is still the CEO.  Nearest Green Distillery sits on 432 acres in Shelbyville Tennessee, and it is already the worlds seventh most visited distillery.  Uncle Nearest Whiskey has earned over 1000 awards including Double Gold Medal’s in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.  Wine Enthusiast also named Uncle Nearest The Spirit Brand of the Year in 2020.  Uncle Nearest Single Barrel is barrel aged for 5 years and triple filtered through sugar maple charcoal before bottling at barrel strength. Read more »