A slave named nearis green taught jasper jack daniels how to distill tennessee whiskey.
Nearis green whiskey.
There s no mystery about what goes into jack daniel s whiskey.
The story of nearest green 03 21 2019 narrated by emmy award winning actor jeffrey wright.
But green was not a.
Jack daniel s in all likelihood would not be the world s best selling whiskey.
One author hopes to commemorate his name.
The best whiskey maker the world never knew.
1820 incorrectly spelled nearis in an 1880 census was a black head stiller commonly referred to now as a master distiller born into slavery and emancipated after the civil war he is known as the master distiller who taught distilling techniques to jack daniel founder of the jack daniel tennessee whiskey distillery.
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Uncle nearest is the most awarded new american premium whiskey brand in united states history garnering 75 awards since its july 2017 debut including being one of two brands named world s best at whisky magazine s 2019 world whiskies awards and earning 15 best in class.
This beautifully shot short film telling the story of the first known african american master distiller is about much more than whiskey.
Nathan nearest green was a mentor to jack daniel for most of his life and taught him how to make his famous tennessee whiskey.
This piece originally aired nov.