Long and rich finish, lingers pleasantly sweet on the palate, notes of vanilla. Sweetness and spice reminiscent of freshly baked oatmeal raisin cookies. Spicy caramel up front with the proof, hints of maple then mellows with dried fruit and floral notes. Light caramel, straw/hay, beautiful deep golden hueīale of hay, dried grass, stone fruit notes of ripe peach and apricot, caramel corn and sweet maple. It lingers pleasantly sweet on the palate with notes of vanilla after the spice dissipates. Bold and spicy upfront then mellows with sweet caramel and maple, like biting into an oatmeal raisin cookie. Baled hay and pumpkin seeds on the nose with subtle notes of ripe stone fruit and caramel corn. Uncle Nearest 1856 has a caramel color with a beautiful deep golden hue. Made by hand, double distilled and aged in American Oak Barrels, Uncle Nearest 1856 pays tribute to his legacy and craft. Uncle Nearest is a Tennessee whiskey created to honor an extraordinarily influential distiller, whose name and role in changing the course of spirits history. Tennessee's premier master distiller and teacher, Uncle Nearest helped perfect the distinctive maple charcoal filtering process that exemplifies the best of american whiskey. Other brand variants include Uncle Nearest 1820 Premium Aged Whiskey, Nathan Green 1870 Single Barrel, and Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Tennessee Whiskey.Astonishingly smooth with a gentle finish, Uncle Nearest 1856 is inspired by the best whiskey maker the world never knew. Uncle Nearest is a black-owned whiskey based on a recipe created by the USA’s first black master distiller. This is a great whiskey to use for a whiskey sour cocktail. It reminded me of a little of my grandfather’s woodwork bench and the smell of him creating furniture. Together with the maple sweetness and the vanilla, this created bits of magic on my palate. Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Whiskey is one seriously exceptional blend aged in Tennessee, boasting more than 125 prestigious awards, including one for Best. I loved the toasted oak notes in this whiskey. Uncle Nearest 1856 Raided Score: 90 Publication: Whisk圜ast Excerpt: The taste is spicy with a black pepper note on top of honey and maple with a hint of oak. Big and bold, but still smooth and unique. Lovely drinking whiskey.įINISH: Medium length finish with notes of vanilla, oak spices and caramel sweetness. Water opens up the spices and makes the nutmeg and cinnamon more pronounced. A mild pepper heat with nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon.įaint traces of dark chocolate. Hints of caramel before the spices appear. Hot oats drizzled with vanilla sugar and maple syrup. Something green in the background with hints of far-off charcoal smoke and spices. NOSE: Dried grass, vanilla and peaches drizzled with maple syrup. Review and Tasting Notes for the Uncle Nearest 1856 Whiskey The new distillery was founded by Fawn Weaver and owned by Grant Sidney Inc. The new Nearest Green distillery is currently in Phase 1 and set on a 270-acre horse farm located in Shelbyville, on the way to Lynchburg. Uncle Nearest 1856 is a blend of whiskey aged between 8 and 14 years. It was aged in new, charred American oak barrels. The mash bill is not stated but contains at least 51% corn and a high rye percentage. It is distilled based on a recipe credited to Uncle Nearest that dates back to the late 1800s. Green’s sons also worked at the JD distillery, and now Green’s great-great-granddaughter, Victoria Eady Butler, is the master blender for the whiskey honouring his legacy.Ĭurrently, this Tennessee whiskey is sourced from two (unnamed) Tennessee distilleries. He was the first master distiller at Jack Daniel’s. It starts with a formerly enslaved person Nathan “Nearest” Green, and his involvement in developing Jack Daniel’s whiskey and the Lincoln County process (charcoal filtration). It is a whiskey with an extraordinary history. The Uncle Nearest whisky launched its 1856 expression in 2017. So while dreaming of going back to meeting friends at whisky shows, I taste some whisky inspired by the shows. This year and still no whisky shows (yet), I decided that it is time to write about this bottling. The whiskey was the Uncle Nearest 1856 whiskey, and the taste was so unique and exciting I went out to buy a bottle. Long long ago, in a different world, when we still had whisky shows, I was fortunate to try a relatively new whiskey release to SA.
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