Uncle Nearest Distillery Bus Tour with Tastings from Nashville
Explore Tennessee's whiskey legacy on a tour from Nashville. Discover Uncle Nearest's storied past, taste premium spirits, and learn the art of distilling at this iconic distillery.
10 meals
Experience Details
On the Uncle Nearest distillery tour, you will learn all about the man himself, Nathan “Nearest” Green, AKA Uncle Nearest. Nathan Green was born into slavery in Tennessee. He was also widely regarded as the finest whiskey distiller in the area. He is widely believed to be the perfector of the “Lincoln County Process,” where whiskey is filtered through sugar maple charcoal before barreling. This filtration process is what separates Tennessee Whiskey from bourbon. Nearest Green taught a young Jack Daniel the art of whiskey making.
Years later, after the Civil War when Nearest Green was a free man, Jack hired “Uncle” Nearest as his first master distiller, making him the first African American master distiller in the country. Years later, the Nearest Green Distillery was opened in his honor, and is one of the largest black-owned distilleries in the country.
What You Get
Good To Know
- This is a 21 years old and up event. Minimum drinking age is 21 years. Valid government issued photo IDs are required to participate on tour.
- You will be required to ascend and descend many steps. This tour is not recommended for those with mobility challenges.
- Foreign identification (e.g., driver’s license, passport) are accepted as long as they are not expired.
- You will either be transported by our coach bus or 15 passenger van depending on the size of group
- Tours are subject to be shortened, lengthened, or otherwise altered without notice for any reason.
- Additional tickets may be available directly on the website for Tennessee Whiskey Tours.
What You’ll Experience
Downtown Nashville
Nearest Green Distillery
Humble Baron at Nearest Green Distillery
Shelbyville (Pass By)
Meeting & Pickup
Meeting PointBob's Steak & Chop House, Rep. John Lewis Way South, Davidson County Tennessee, United States, US, 37203
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End PointThis experience ends at the meeting point.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
This was hands down the best part of our trip. We stayed in Nashville and got picked up at the meeting spot in front of the Omni hotel in downtown Nashville. Our driver, Melvin, was very knowledge...read more
The gift shop has very limited T-shirt sizes, in all styles and colors of t-shirts. There were no L or XL sizes available at all. Staff noted the Black Rodeo was there a few weeks prior and “wiped ...read more
The Uncle Nearest Distillery tour is great. The grounds are beautiful and the guides plus other staff really give you a good experience. Tennessee Whiskey Tours handled everything, the transportati...read more
The tour and tasting of Nearest Green Distillery was education and fun experience. The only concern was the “bus tour” ride there and back. The driver was late picking us up and proceeded to tell r...read more
The tour was a lot of fun! We loved hearing about the history and the tasting was great. The ride there and back was very smooth! I am glad we were able to do it.
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10 meals
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