Jack Daniel’s & Uncle Nearest Green Distillery Tours
What’s Included:
Guided distillery tour at the Jack Daniel’s & Nearest Green Distilleries
Sampling of multiple whiskies at both distilleries
Lunch and leisure in downtown Lynchburg
Transportation from downtown Nashville
Skip the line; we make all the tour reservations for you in advance
Total tour duration: 9.5 hours
The Itinerary
This tour is your chance these two iconic Tennessee whiskey distilleries back-to-back in one day!
DEPARTURE: 9:00AM
Downtown Nashville near the Omni hotel. The address is 250 Rep. John Lewis Way South. Meet near Bob’s Steakhouse. No waiting in the rain, cold, heat, etc. We promise.
FIRST STOP: JACK DANIEL’S
We’ll pull into Jack’s around 11:00 AM and get right down to it. Let the tour and tastings begin! We’ve already got you signed up for a Jack Daniel Distillery Tour (formerly known as the Angel’s Share Distillery Tour) and whiskey tasting. This is the best option!
LUNCH N’ LEISURE
After a couple hours at the distillery, you’re “on your own” to peruse downtown Lynchburg and find the perfect lunch spot. Don’t worry–we’ve got some great suggestions.
SECOND STOP: NEAREST GREEN
We'll part ways with Jack at 2:30pm and hit the road to Nearest Green (Uncle Nearest), where we’ve already got you signed up for the distillery tour and whiskey tasting.
HOME AGAIN: 6:30PM-ISH
We’ll arrive at our spot of departure and turn you loose for some honky tonkin’.
“The Uncle Nearest tour was the highlight of my birthday trip to Nashville! Our tour bus driver, Mr. Jimmy, was beyond entertaining along with some history notes! He made the trip to and from the distillery so much fun & safe!”
Jack Daniel’s & Uncle Nearest Green Distillery Tours: Bus Tour from Nashville
The story of these two distilleries is deeply intertwined. When Jack Daniel was a boy, he was taught the art of making whiskey by an enslaved man named Nathan "Nearest" Green. Later, when Jack opened the now-world famous Jack Daniel Distillery, he hired Nearest Green as his first Master Distiller. In 2017, the Uncle Nearest whiskey brand was introduced, and the Nearest Green Distillery was opened. This tour is your chance to explore both renowned distilleries and take a sip of history.
FAQs
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On the Jack Daniel’s and Uncle Nearest Bus Tour, you will get transportation from downtown Nashville, plus the distillery tours and whiskey tastings at both locations. There will also be time for lunch and site-seeing in downtown Lynchburg.
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Nathan “Nearest” Green was born into slavery in Tennessee. He was also widely regarded as the finest whiskey distiller in the area. He is widely believed to be the perfector of the “Lincoln County Process,” where whiskey is filtered through sugar maple charcoal before barreling. This filtration process is what separates Tennessee Whiskey from bourbon. Nearest Green taught a young Jack Daniel the art of whiskey making.
Years later, after the Civil War when Nearest Green was a free man, Jack hired “Uncle” Nearest as his first master distiller, making him the first African American master distiller in the country.
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Jack Daniel’s is about 75 miles from Nashville, about a 90-minute car ride. Thankfully, Nearest Green is located along the same route. If you take the bus tour from Tennessee Whiskey Tours, you will actually pass Nearest Green Distillery on the way to Jack Daniel’s!
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There are some great places to get lunch in Lynchburg! We recommend Barrel House BBQ, Southern Perks, and the BBQ Caboose Cafe. If you book in advance, you can also eat at Miss Mary Bobo’s Restaurant, owned by Jack Daniel’s.
