"Uncle Nearest" honors slave who taught Jack Daniel to make whiskey

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A new whiskey distillery with special place in American history will open its doors to the public in Tennessee in September. The whiskey, “Uncle Nearest,” honors the first known African-American master distiller in the country: a slave who taught Jack Daniel to make whiskey. Michelle Miller reports.
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@MarcG7424 5 лет назад

I'm glad Uncle Nearest is finally getting the recognition he deserves

@jazzorealtalk6315 5 лет назад

And they say African Americans never contributed to America whilst sipping jack Daniel's whiskey.

@sirlesterthetrollslayer6979 5 лет назад

So they say, but we know that's a lie.

@april_dawn 5 лет назад

jazzo realtalk And while chillin’ in their air conditioned room that “Blacks” invented after they get their whiskey out the refrigerator that “Blacks” invented as well, along with most things in American society that automatically getz attributed to wights/Asians! 🙄🤬

@rickyrunks510 5 лет назад

No one ever said that. Wtf, were you tryna say. Africa slaves built mordern American. African slaves significantly contributed to the development of what is now called America. They served in every war & made to worked in every industry.

@braxtonjones6163 5 лет назад

jazzo realtalk That’s a big lie America wouldn’t be America, if it wasn’t for the back breaking work, the slaves and former slaves did, even after it was abolished.

@freshlysaltedfishing8500 5 лет назад

@@rickyrunks510 exactly

@Monberry86 5 лет назад

May the ancestors bless and protect this sister

@mst2441 5 лет назад

And Daniels reaped all the benefits😒

@mvpandrew93 5 лет назад

I mean he did do all of the work, just because I make amazing grilled burgers doesn't mean I deserve McDonald's benefits. If you want handouts go to a foodbank😂

@Ms.NoNo2 5 лет назад

Andrew Gabriel if you came up with the formula then YES, you would deserve to.

@themostfeared8633 5 лет назад

Wild the African did not come up with the formula white men did

@Ms.NoNo2 5 лет назад

Judgement day you’re an idiot.. don’t @ me

@EmpressLilith222 5 лет назад

People are getting things confused. Nearest taught him how to make whiskey but did not give him the JD recipe. That was changed and tweaked until they came to the final recipe.

@1drummer172 5 лет назад

Great American story; there are many more yet to be told.

@jasonalan9327 5 лет назад

Yeah.......In the New World what History they DON'T LIKE........THEY WILL JUST CHANGE........THATS HOW ALL DICTATORSHIPS START.........MAKE NO MISTAKE!

@demetricehenderson5991 5 лет назад

Yes, another one of our ancestors that didn't get credit for his invention..

@demetricehenderson5991 5 лет назад

There's a slow Awakening among our people....👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

@Perrellis1 5 лет назад

Big Facts.

@demetricehenderson5991 5 лет назад

@Dra OA black man invented the traffic light, A black man was the first to do open heart surgery, and too many more to mention. Google and do your research.

@CynAnne1 5 лет назад

I don't normally drink whiskey...but I'll happily make an exception in this case. 🥃❤😏

@one1lux 5 лет назад

CynAnne1 right behind you

@morganhillfightclub2996 5 лет назад

Lightweights

@CynAnne1 5 лет назад

@@morganhillfightclub2996 - No, I just prefer gin, thank you. 🍸

@auntiepha8343 5 лет назад

I am a raging alcoholic who quit drinking alcohol almost 8 years ago. I am going to buy the largest bottle of Uncle Nearest Whiskey I can find just to sit it on a display shelf out of respect.

@awkwardintelligence215 5 лет назад

Baby please don't do that. Respect him by being good to your self. No one is worth the temptation or relapse. I'll buy one and say its from you in his honor ☺️

@auntiepha8343 5 лет назад

@@awkwardintelligence215 Thanks but I assure you there is no way on Earth I would ever drink any alcohol again. I had to learn long ago that alcohol is everywhere and I can't hide from it. I have zero desire to even taste it. Thank you so much for your concern and kind words, you are a good person. :)

@awkwardintelligence215 5 лет назад

@@auntiepha8343 you're very welcome. I'll keep you in prayer for continuous strength 🤗✨

@auntiepha8343 5 лет назад

@@awkwardintelligence215 Thank you so much , God bless you!

@auntiepha8343 5 лет назад

@Jesus is Lord Yeah.. that's compasionate. Smh

@Love_To_Be_Love 5 лет назад

This is AWESOME! Thank you for acknowledging Uncle Nearest contribution to whiskey sector! #blackexcellence #history #truenarrative #truth #legacy

@KingBooshay 5 лет назад

I’m buying his drink to support what he did and his family

@Tamar-sz8ox 5 лет назад

This is quite an eye 👁 opening history lesson. All the best to this new company and carrying on the legacy of Uncle Nearest ❤️

@LIFEWITHTHEJONESES1 5 лет назад

Crazy thing is im drinking Jack Daniel's right now. But I'll be damn as Nashvillian and A Tennessean i will be buying uncle nearest from now on.

@sonyanutter3194 5 лет назад

His family should be getting royalties starting from present to when the whiskey became public...

@topcomment3816 5 лет назад

sonya nutter That’s not how recipes work dumba$$

@GB-rr8ud 5 лет назад

The nearest whiskey is his families brand

@cluclap 5 лет назад

They are jesus

@GB-rr8ud 5 лет назад

@Shoeless Joe Jackson lmao creepy out of pocket and a comment just not needed

@ZeroFcksGven 4 года назад

I believe the family has always had a top job at the jack Daniel's company that pays them very well

@MGeezydaWarrior 5 лет назад

This is my ancestor

@warrenholly2200 5 лет назад

Congrats my brother and god bless you and yours!!!

@MGeezydaWarrior 5 лет назад

@@warrenholly2200 thanks bro and God bless

@warrenholly2200 5 лет назад

@@MGeezydaWarrior i imagine there are other hidden stories like your fam around the nation

@MGeezydaWarrior 5 лет назад

@@warrenholly2200 I'm absolutely sure there are

@raytheking2504 5 лет назад

You and your family need royalties

@Knightboomer_559 5 лет назад

How about giving the family the fortune that is owed to that man, all of these token gestures and no tangibles, smh!CUT THE CHECK!

@mantarayasurf 2 года назад

what fortune? owed why? both worked hard - nothing owed!

@daytradernupe 2 года назад

@@mantarayasurf Do you think stealing from someone is okay as long as you worked hard at it? Lol

@johnnyappleswope1821 2 года назад

@@daytradernupe I need proof that it was stolen, cause right now it sounds fake

@cultfriction5556 5 лет назад

As someone who loves Jack Daniels, this makes me so happy to have learned.

@newcaddie9582 5 лет назад

I hope they found his descendants and hope they reap the benefits financially. Nearest recipe is with JD and the new one is with Nearest. The college tuition being paid is BS. All that money JD has made. I guarantee no one from his family will have to work for anyone who stole from their father and everyone knew about it. I think it is not an honor but actually an insult to the highest degree.

@EmpressLilith222 5 лет назад

IKE JONES teaching someone how to make whiskey isn’t the same thing as passing a recipe. I can teach you how to make whiskey but I can’t teach you how to make JackD. Don’t get ahead of yourself

@newcaddie9582 5 лет назад

Unstoppable Goddess your statement is an oxymoron in itself.

@politelady123 5 лет назад

@@newcaddie9582 yes, it is! 🤦🏾‍♀️😂

@ptavangar 5 лет назад

Seriously, talk about reparations man...

@TakeAsNeeded4Pain 5 лет назад

@@EmpressLilith222 he literally taught Jack Daniel how to make Jack Daniel's whiskey. What TF are you saying? He didn't just hand him a recipe, he taught him the process of distilling liquor.

@drysilk 5 лет назад

And I agree, the family of Uncle need to be payed!!!🇯🇲🇬🇧🙏🏽❤️

@drysilk 5 лет назад

Been waiting for this for a long time. When I tell people the little that I know about J. D Whisky their eyes seem to glaze over. I humbly await the juice in the UK! 🇯🇲🇬🇧🙏🏽❤️

@Legend-lc9bv 5 лет назад

Even the black lady who invented kfc chicken smh

@arresteddevelopment2158 3 года назад

Indeed! We all know that stupid colonel sanders stole that recipe from a Black woman's kitchen table in the South!

@GeronFletcher 3 года назад

I’m from here in Kentucky. My mom’s recipe is killing KFC.

@danielrehm5008 5 лет назад

I dont even drink whiskey and I'll be buying some of this

@omarchandler4983 5 лет назад

“5%”? Hhhmmm. I’m gonna keep it short and positive. Cheers to Uncle Nearest, Fawn Weaver, and all those that are making this possible and telling this story🇺🇸

@ladydeerheart1 5 лет назад

Lynchburg? That tells you a lot about how amazing it was for them to work together.

@lawrencehawkins7198 5 лет назад

Ummm, speaking as an African-American, with descendants buried in Lynchburg and relatives still living there, the name aside, for African-Americans at the time, Lynchburg was, again for the time, considered safer than other places in Virginia, and to a certain degree, "Progressive." A relative went to school there to become a mid-wife.

@jnels2007 5 лет назад

Lawrence Hawkins this was Lynchburg, TN

@warrenholly2200 5 лет назад

Wow!!!

@NatJac-gg3mv 5 лет назад

@@lawrencehawkins7198 ....wrong Lynchburg. I thought the same thing initially.

@jasonmccann8023 6 месяцев назад

This is amazing!!! I'm glad Uncle Nearest is getting his credit and respect

@TJMoore-gd8ex 5 лет назад

I have two bottles of the Uncle Nearest Brand of Whiskey! It is powerful!!!

@samuelbowen7743 5 лет назад

The picture of uncle neatest son sitting next to jack Daniels himself speaks volumes. Look at the age of his son. He has facial hair, he is grown. Makes me wonder what the relationship and the depth between jack and unc was. It's More than Just whiskey and Bigger than just a hidden history. If Jack had the recipe why keep the original source around? As well as his kid.

@frediii8716 4 года назад

Some of the finest Tennessee Whiskey I've ever had

@paige_judah5538 5 лет назад

"Of color" 🙄 😤 she wanted to say black which would've been correct ain't no such thing as POC we stand alone from other so called brown looking ppl

@sirlesterthetrollslayer6979 5 лет назад

True indeed.

@visionary6498 5 лет назад

Facts we stand alone in this world all we have is us

@playablue 5 лет назад

The term POC was promoted as to bring in other races and depreciate the overall atrocities that have specifically happened to black folk, so over time the people forget it and it becomes our collective “past time”

@bigpearl5278 5 лет назад

Thank you! We the only brown ppl on Earth! We ain't African. We ain't all the same. I'm sure her great great great father was an Aborigine of this land

@ayannakp4277 5 лет назад

Right. Just say 1st black woman.

@NOTTHASAME 5 лет назад

Back then , blacks created and invented lost of things but was not allowed to have their name on it or claim it. Eli Whitney , ask him !

@KT-jy9oj 5 лет назад

True. But today no more theft of Black ideas and inventions.

@NOTTHASAME 5 лет назад

@@KT-jy9oj I certainly hope not !!! Bill Gates did not invent , his friend did but didn't realize what he had .

@dustfreequeen5151 5 лет назад

My father has been telling me this story for years!!!!

@wxndyrzr499 5 лет назад

Now that’s American whiskey ❤️😌✊🏻

@stylesprettyworkdetailing2543 5 лет назад

I don't drink Jack Daniels but I will buy a bottle of Uncle Nearest as a collector's item knowledge should be shared and I tend to do so by putting it on a T-Shirt. I make custom T-SHIRTS and this will make a great one.

@richardneedham4977 5 лет назад

I don't drink whiskey, but I'm going to order a bottle.

@shane-o-matic 5 лет назад

Adding Uncle Nearest to my bar this weekend!

@wildflower462 5 лет назад

It’s about time. I’m so glad this author started this. This is our history. I don’t drink but I just might buy a bottle just to have.

@WickedKingLycoan 5 лет назад

As an avid scotch, whiskey, whisky, and bourbon lover. I will definitely have to try this :). I Love History And Whiskey!

@wyominggrown9158 5 лет назад

Great story hopefully this brand becomes a worldwide name. About time we hear about something that promotes unity. God bless America 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@veezo2323 5 лет назад

ABOUT TO GO GRAB ME A BOTTLE RIGHT NOW!!!

@Cocoatreat 9 дней назад

Being from Nashville….i was shocked to find out about this story! My family grew up on Jack!! We always saw that photo with nearest’s son!! We really didnt think a lot about it! Yes i am late to the program……but i am here! I will celebrate his legacy! I’m so happy that Fawn is keeping the nearest family in this business!

@sudhirsingh-sx8lo 3 года назад

and majorly proud of this woman

@JCthedude601 5 лет назад

"What can we do to keep his name alive?" GIVE ALL THE MONEY AND ALL ACQUIRED WEALTH BACK TO THE FAMILY!

@ecuadorexpat8558 5 лет назад

Awesome story.. what a great Lady to start this business

@cous516 5 лет назад

Another “lost” African American contribution in America history yet the profits are never lost...

@Thejoker-zi3vg 5 лет назад

That's wrong, that good white family is still getting paid.. lmao

@sarplaninac13 5 лет назад

What contribution, you do know there was whiskey before him and Jack Daniels right.

@learsi5168 5 лет назад

@@sarplaninac13 Who created that whiskey??? Let's see if you REALLY know history.

@sarplaninac13 5 лет назад

@@learsi5168 Wow patrick you know where it first originated. You must be really old. Babylon, Mesopotamia

@learsi5168 5 лет назад

@@sarplaninac13 lol, good one.

@ra-md6lr 5 лет назад

Smooth as Tennessee Wiskey 🎷🎺🎶🎸🎤

@VC-jb8mc 5 лет назад

Wow! This needs to be in history books

@boogerbearwilliams5166 Год назад

They'll call it too critical race theory and block it.

@sweethome7374 3 года назад

Don’t forget about Rev. Dan Call, he taught Nearest about making whiskey and young Jack Daniels worked for him and with Nearest during his whiskey education.

@panamablack9671 5 лет назад

His spirit is in everybody 🤣

@sirlesterthetrollslayer6979 5 лет назад

This isn't suprising considering who the "MOORS" were.

@educationiskey3331 4 года назад

Yet another person who has been woken. Yes, our real name is MOORS. Investors of the foundation of this country and most of the world's civilizations.

@damemarthafalker6738 5 лет назад

Brilliant! Tell the truth! Shame on the arbiters of the 163 year old cover-up.

@troycleek3985 3 года назад

Shame on you for believing it idiot.

@Proverbspsalms 2 года назад

How has it benefited you since finding out the info?

@scream2749 5 лет назад

this is beautiful, can’t wait to get a bottle of Uncle Nearest

@dtbrown1978 3 года назад

Just got a bottle and it's very good. One of my new favorite whiskies.

@factscheck2024 5 лет назад

wow !!!!!this means alot !!!my people really are creators of this beautiful Country!!!Now let's shine together.....U.S.A. can be and will be a beautiful place...

@lavernecoleman550 5 лет назад

Everybody knows Jack stole the recipe lol!

@heysimmone 5 лет назад

I'm ready to get a case!

@R7Romeo 4 года назад

Absolutely impressive, ill be getting a bottle tomorrow afternoon.

@lancesaltzman4966 5 лет назад

I want a bottle of Uncle Nearest Whiskey, please 🥃🥃🥃

@AB-ez4rm 16 дней назад

I don't normally drink spirits but I bought a bottle of 1884 because of this story. That whiskey was very smooth and enjoyable.

@lornaceaser8254 5 лет назад

I love this in so many ways

@themostfeared8633 5 лет назад

Lorna why?

@lornaceaser8254 5 лет назад

@@themostfeared8633 No situation is perfect, so I'm naive to think there aren't people supporting out of greed or have ulterior motives. JD could have easily erased him from history, but he didn't. This could have easily went to a major corporation and become an easy cash cow. I'm happy to see someone who's not apart of the alcohol oligarchy have the opportunity to build this brand.

@themostfeared8633 5 лет назад

Lorna is it not because you blacks hate whites so you want to steal the credit away from a white many? white men made wiskey not black men so blacks will never get the glory from it either way

@jasonalan9327 5 лет назад

You have a Very Very Low IQ........if you can't see the Agenda behind this..........whiskey has been made Loooooong before Jack Daniels was even Born........100% FACT!

@lornaceaser8254 5 лет назад

@@themostfeared8633 this was a beautiful thing developed across race lines. No one is trying to take anything away from anyone. Not everything is a black or white thing, and this story serves as a great example of how great things can be done together.

@Topdog715 3 года назад

I picked up my first bottle today. More expensive than Jack Daniel's but it tasted like History. Good History. I actually like how they priced it more than Jack. They are not competing against JD as much as more expensive brands.

@jefferylubinski528 5 лет назад

Im not suprised many didnt know this considering that people only watch media coverage these days we need more coverage on real stories like this one.

@lakersin556 5 лет назад

If the Jack Daniels corp want to honor Unc maybe they should donate a 100 million to help build some PROPER schools for underprivileged black children. Give back to those that gave so much to you AMERICA.

@warrenholly2200 5 лет назад

@@Thejoker-zi3vg keep your day job haha!!!

@nightcoder2633 5 лет назад

The joker u suck at being racist, maybe try another profession...hey walmart is hiring

@lakersin556 5 лет назад

@Jesus is Lord stfu

@mistersneakz2129 5 лет назад

@Broc Purdon Broc stop speaking as if your upper class you have nothing to pay anyone

@mistersneakz2129 5 лет назад

@Jesus is Lord you didn't reap the benefits of a proper education, your grammar is horrible.

@mauricej4781 5 лет назад

I have purchased both blends. Excellent!!!

@JeevesReturns 5 лет назад

This whole story is so freakin’ cool!

@deyfakindafunk 5 лет назад

So they made a fortune on a slaves back wow. And we're supposed to be amazed

@foundationalblackamerican1682 4 года назад

BIG CHUNGUS we are getting reparations even if the countries back gets broken. We’re going to take it.

@BARRY1155 4 года назад

Thanks so much for the information!

@vandalynwilkerson3498 5 лет назад

Amazing story.

@hersupreme3348 5 лет назад

This is what we caught a token gesture… How about you pay that families man real royalties

@michaeljordan4287 5 лет назад

You need to give his family 50% of that company making a bottle after him does not give him what is properly owed to him

@garyragin9966 5 лет назад

Pay the family. They prospered royally and now the secret is out so pay the family!

@yahlives2772 5 лет назад

How you going to honor somebody who's dead you should pay that Man's family all that money that you got off of his mixture!

@therealdeal8783 5 лет назад

I love this story and hopefully we can teach this story at school for kid's to learn more abou history!

@serendipity369 5 лет назад

This was very interesting.You learn something new everyday. Thank you.

@dreamingcode 5 лет назад

They always honoring but never paying.

@tealeaf1334 5 лет назад

Funny How She Says Uncle Nearest Started Working With Jack Daniels Yet Some In The Comment Section In Denial About Nearest Teaching Jack How To Make It.

@d0m2288 5 лет назад

What an amazing story and legacy. I'm excited to try a bottle myself. I hope it's good. I enjoy many different styles, from the fruity Speysides, smoky peated Islay, bourbons like Knob Creek and Bulleit, and of course the classic Jack. The only one I haven't immediately liked is Laphroaig. I loved the smoke, but it was too medicinal for my palette. That was a while back though, so I'm tempted to try it again for a second impression.

@richsamuel6722 Год назад

I work at a liquor store in NC. This morning I started with 12 bottles. 4:15 pm right now & I only have 3 left.

@kenkaufman9998 3 месяца назад

The Whiskey is really a first class selection. It stands on it's own. Recommended.

@MC_ToyDawg 5 лет назад

I will buy a bottle of this. It's a shame it hasn't happened before by his family. She should not be bashful about being a competitor...

@thebridge5483 5 лет назад

I quit drinking but for my ancestors I’ll sip it one last time

@TheChiefpmt 5 лет назад

Fantastic!!!!!

@gborowme 5 лет назад

Reparation will help, we know all those stories, we know how superiority and economy freedom was acquired. CBS did a show on reparation, stop grinding the truth on our faces with no pay back.

@LlibertarianGalt 5 лет назад

Yeah give money to some random people because they share the same genetics as someone who had good ideas lmao get a job bum

@regisnyder 5 лет назад

I will have to try it out.

@Charlie-pk6lj 5 лет назад

I don't drink but I'm going out to buy a bottle of Uncle Nearest and have a toast to Uncle Nearest with all my friends.

@Sadiqi 5 лет назад

Thank you Sista Fawn...this is AMAZING...Im getting a bottle the first day...

@kingjaymes100 5 лет назад

Thank you

@intunelioness4908 5 лет назад

" Im going to your office bc there had better be a bottle ." 😂😂😂😂😂 I hear you on that

@BABYGIRL6615 4 года назад

Well I have never drank wihiskey, but will now uncle nearest here I come.

@Cahluvca 5 лет назад

I'm buy a bottle even though I dont drink whiskey. Just want to support those that got took advantage of!

@nickmooreakajordanmoore9030 2 года назад

It's like a symbol of peace frss

@asimp6128 5 лет назад

Thanks for Honoring Uncle Nearest Fawn. You go girl!💗 White folk have stolen a lot of our creativity. Thanks for your passion Jeffery. It makes me wonder why we are still dealing with racism today in 2019.