"Uncle Nearest" honors slave who taught Jack Daniel to make whiskey
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Published 2019-07-12
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All Comments (21)
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I'm glad Uncle Nearest is finally getting the recognition he deserves
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May the ancestors bless and protect this sister
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I don't normally drink whiskey...but I'll happily make an exception in this case. 🥃❤😏
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Great American story; there are many more yet to be told.
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I’m buying his drink to support what he did and his family
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This is quite an eye 👁 opening history lesson. All the best to this new company and carrying on the legacy of Uncle Nearest ❤️
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This is amazing!!! I'm glad Uncle Nearest is getting his credit and respect
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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.
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This is AWESOME! Thank you for acknowledging Uncle Nearest contribution to whiskey sector! #blackexcellence #history #truenarrative #truth #legacy
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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!
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And they say African Americans never contributed to America whilst sipping jack Daniel's whiskey.
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As someone who loves Jack Daniels, this makes me so happy to have learned.
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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.
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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! 🇯🇲🇬🇧🙏🏽❤️
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And I agree, the family of Uncle need to be payed!!!🇯🇲🇬🇧🙏🏽❤️
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His family should be getting royalties starting from present to when the whiskey became public...
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“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🇺🇸
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Even the black lady who invented kfc chicken smh
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Lynchburg? That tells you a lot about how amazing it was for them to work together.
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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.
