Nashville to Uncle Nearest Distillery Tour
The Itinerary
DEPARTURE: 1:30PM
Downtown Nashville near the Omni hotel. The address is 250 Rep. John Lewis Way South. Meet right in front of Bob’s Steak & Chophouse. No waiting in the rain, cold, heat, etc. We promise.
ARRIVAL AT NEAREST GREEN DISTILLERY: 2:30PM
We’ll pull up to the Nearest Green Distillery around 2:30PM. Nearest Green produces the award-winning Uncle Nearest Whiskey, one of the fastest growing whiskey brands in the country. On the 90-minute Uncle Nearest distillery tour, you will learn all about Nathan “Nearest” Green, the man who taught Jack Daniel the art of whiskey making. You will also get to try some Uncle Nearest whiskey for yourself!
We will have the distillery tour booked for you prior to arrival, which is included in your ticket price.
Leisure Time
During your visit, you will have time to explore the grounds at the Nearest Green Distillery. You can get Barrel House BBQ, their on-site restaurant, or check out the longest bar in the world at Humble Baron! You can also purchase bottles of Uncle Nearest whiskey in the visitor center; be sure to ask about their distillery-exclusive releases!
HOME AGAIN: 6:30pm-ish
We will hit the road back to Nashville at 5:30pm and get you back to Music City in time for dinner and a night on the town!
THE TOUR
On the Uncle Nearest distillery tour, you will learn all about the man himself, Nathan “Nearest” Green, AKA Uncle Nearest. Nathan 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. In 2017, a group of committed individuals led by CEO Fawn Weaver opened the Nearest Green Distillery in his honor. Uncle Nearest is one of the largest black-owned whiskey brands in the country.
