The Uncle Nearest Story: A Timeless Lesson for Modern Times (WhiskyCast Episode 779: August 4, 2019)

If the story of Nathan "Nearest" Green and Jack Daniel was made
into a movie, critics might describe it as "a feel-good story for
the ages" or "a story from the past that's still relevant today."
History shows "Nearest" Green was the enslaved distiller who not
only perfected the "Lincoln County Process" for filtering
Tennessee Whiskey, but also taught the young Jack Daniel how to
make whiskey - then went to work with him after the Civil War
ended and Green became a free man. Next month, Uncle Nearest
Whiskey founder Fawn Weaver will open Phase 1 of the Uncle
Nearest Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee to tell that story,
and she'll tell us about it on WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news,
the growing potential for a "no-deal" Brexit has Irish Whiskey
makers on both sides of the border even more nervous than before.
Investors were scared off this week by sluggish earnings for MGP
Ingredients, and that raises a question about whether we've
reached "Peak Bourbon." We'll also find out the back story behind
the "Missouri Bourbon" law, and on Behind the Label, you'll hear
how one young distiller started his career with a bang.