Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Whiskey bottle
Uncle Nearest

Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Whiskey

  • Own distillate
  • Core range

On the shelf at Great American Craft SpiritsOpen and pouring · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

Proof
93
Age
Not stated
Style
TennesseeTennessee Whiskey
MSRP
$49.99

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“93-proof small-batch TN whiskey curated by Victoria Eady Butler”

Tasting notes

nose
honey, warm brown sugar, cedar, orange peel, tobacco flower, ginger, white pepper
palate
caramel with spicy wood tannins, baking chocolate, cigar leaf, nougat, cinnamon
finish
long cinnamon, dark chocolate, oak, maple

Mash bill

Full grain split not published.

Tennessee whiskey mash — exact grain percentages unpublished. Distilled, aged, and bottled entirely by Uncle Nearest; charcoal-mellowed house process in the Nearest Green tradition.

Cask
New charred oak (Tennessee whiskey)
Best served
neat

Awards

  • Best in Class SIP Awards 2025
  • Best Tennessee Whiskey ADI 2024
  • 98 Pts Chilled 100 2024

Why it's craft

Black-owned Tennessee whiskey honoring Nearest Green — own-distillate small batch under Victoria Eady Butler.

Uncle Nearest

Independent · Est. 2017 · Tours