With every release of Uncle Nearest, fifth generation Nearest Green descendant and Master Blender, Victoria Eady Butler, identifies a barrel she believes to be the most spectacular of the batch and sets it aside. These select barrels are then blended together to create their most perfect expression, historically available only at Nearest Green Distillery. Now, for the first time ever, we're releasing this masterful blend around the country. Known as the ‘Godfather of Tennessee Whiskey,’ Nearest Green, was the world’s first known African American Master Distiller.