Skip to main content

Uncle Nearest now has a lower proof whiskey designed for cocktails

This is the lowest-proof whiskey from Uncle Nearest

Uncle Nearest
Uncle Nearest

By now, you’ve heard of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey. Named for Nearest Green, the first known African-American master distiller and the man who taught Jack Daniel how to distiller, the brand launched in 2017. Well-known for its highly awarded whiskey, the brand announced it’s releasing a new expression to its portfolio.

Nearest Green Tennessee Whiskey

Uncle Nearest
Uncle Nearest

It’s called Nearest Green Tennessee Whiskey; it’s an 84-proof, sippable, mixable expression crafted by four-time Master Blender of the Year and fifth-generation Green descendant Victoria Eady Butler. This complex, flavorful Tennessee whiskey was created with home bartenders in mind. It’s lower in alcohol than some of the brand’s other releases, but won’t get lost among the other ingredients in an Old Fashioned, Sazerac, or any other whiskey-driven cocktail.

Recommended Videos

“Nearest Green Tennessee Whiskey captures the spirit of my great-great-grandfather, Nearest Green, while still upholding our pillars of excellence and unmatched quality,” Butler said in a press release. “With this new brand, we’re not just expanding our offerings—we’re expanding the Uncle Nearest family, reaching new consumers who may not consider spending more than $50 on a bottle. Our goal is simple: To make Nearest Green a household name, bringing people together to honor our past while embracing the future of Tennessee Whiskey.”

Where can I buy it?

A bottle of whiskey with two glasses of whiskey
Dmitry Ersler / Adobe Stock

Nearest Green Tennessee Whiskey is currently available for purchase at the Uncle Nearest Website and ReserveBar for a suggested retail price of $29.99. Beginning October 5th, it will also be available for purchase at the Nearest Green Distillery in Shelbyville, Tennessee. So, buy it online or visit this extremely popular distillery to get your hands on a bottle.

Buy Now

Christopher Osburn
Christopher Osburn is a food and drinks writer located in the Finger Lakes Region of New York. He's been writing professional
Two Stacks just released a blended Irish whiskey in the U.S.
Two Stacks just launched a new, blended Irish whiskey
Two Stacks

If you’re a fan of ready-to-drink alcohol products, you’re probably well aware of Two Stacks Irish Whiskey. The “Dram in a Can” is the world’s first Irish whiskey in a can. All you need to do is crack it open, pour it into a glass, enjoy it neat, on the rocks, or mix it into a cocktail.

If, for some reason, cans aren’t your thing or you’d just like a whole 700ml bottle, the folks at Two Stacks also sell bottles of whiskey. They just launched a new bottled Irish Whiskey in the U.S. Market (don’t worry, it’s also available in cans).
Two Stacks The First Cut Signature Blend Irish Whiskey

Read more
Jameson Irish Whiskey is celebrating the NFL coming to Dublin
Jameson Irish Whiskey helped pave the way for the NFL to come to Ireland
Jameson

The NFL season might have ended last night with the Philadelphia Eagles' demolition of the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs in the 'Big Game." But some of us are already looking forward to next season—especially the people of Dublin, Ireland.

That's because the Irish city is the newest international city (like London, Munich, Frankfurt, São Paulo, Mexico City, and Toronto) set to host a regular season NFL game. And Jameson Irish Whiskey is ready to celebrate.
Touchdown in Dublin

Read more
Finvara The King’s Gambit Irish Whiskey makes its US debut
Finvara The King’s Gambit Irish Whiskey is launching just in time for St. Patrick's Day
Pouring whiskey into a glass

If you're a fan of Irish whiskey, you have a lot to choose from. You can grab a bottle of the tried and true Jameson Irish Whiskey, Tullamore D.E.W., Bushmills, or Redbreast. Or you can purchase a bottle of a lesser-known whiskey. If the latter idea interests you, just in time for St. Patrick's Day, Mack Brands announced the launch of FINVARA, The King's Gambit, in the U.S.
FINVARA The King's Gambit

Irish Master Distiller David F. Hynes crafts this whisky at the distillery located in Ireland's Fort of Dealgan by the Castle Town River. The whiskey blends pure grain, malted, and unmalted barley. It's triple distilled in copper pots and then matured and finished in a combination of ex-bourbon barrels and sherry casks.

Read more