Join us for a virtual happy hour ?? with the women of Uncle Nearest

Join Victoria Eady Butler, Uncle Nearest Master Blender and great-great-granddaughter of Nearest Green himself, for a happy hour you won’t want to miss. The virtual happy hour will be held via Zoom and will include a virtual tasting with cocktail kits available for the first 30 registered guests.

Uncle Nearest is a bourbon with a legacy dating back to the first batch of Tennessee whiskey. Nathan “Nearest” Green was the first African American master distiller, an enslaved man who honed his craft in Lincoln County, Tennessee. It was “Uncle Nearest”, who helped perfect the Tennessee whiskey process still followed today. Nathan “Nearest” Green’s story has been passed down by kinfolk for generations – the enslaved man who taught Jack Daniels – but Uncle Nearest has made his contributions to whiskey known around the world.

Victoria Eady Butler is a relatively new face in the spirits world but whiskey is in her blood. The great-great-granddaughter of Nearest Green, Butler is the Master Blender of the award-winning Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey where she oversees the blending process of its 1884 Small Batch Whiskey as well as the selection of all 1820 Single Barrels. She’s also a member of Uncle Nearest’s executive team and oversees the Nearest Green Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides scholarships to Nearest Green’s descendants that is funded, in part, by the sales of Uncle Nearest Whiskey.

Joining Butler for the virtual happy hour will be Rawnica Dillingham who will guide you through a tasting of the fasted growing whiskey brand and the most awarded whiskey brand of 2019 and 2020.

As a special bonus, local mixologist and owner of Foxtails Erin Fox will teach you how to make an Uncle Nearest cocktail from the comfort of your own home. Cocktail kits are available for the first 30 registered guest and can be picked up from the Overlook Lodge from 2-5 p.m.

Registration is free.

Register via Zoom here.