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Black Business: Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey

Something curiously shifted in the world of spirits in the late 2010s, and in Black families’ bar cabinets, sideboards, and cupboards. Where people once stashed their Jameson and Jack Daniels, brands generations of uncles and daddies were loyal to, sat a new shiny bottle bearing an old name, almost buried in the hills of Tennessee, and effectively lost to modern historical records. Uncle Nearest, the first known African-American master whiskey distiller, was living a life anew, touted as the latest Black-owned brand people were enjoying, whether dressed in suits and blazers at a Congressional Black Caucus mixer or cut-off shorts and airbrush t-shirts at the family reunion. Visit the website and check them out. You can shop for today. Fawn Weaver, CEO.

https://unclenearest.com/
(931) 773-3070
email: info@unclenearest.com

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