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Few stories have taken as many turns as the saga of Nathan "Nearest" Green.
Green, the first known African-American master distiller, was part of the process of creating the recipe for Jack Daniel's.
That was something that could not be recognized back in the 1800s, so Green remained "the best whiskey-maker the world never knew," according to the Uncle Nearestwebsite.
That legacy was brought to light by the Uncle Nearest company, an African-American-owned liquor brand bearing his name.
"In the late 1850's, Green — a farm owner's slave — started working with a young orphan named Jack Daniel,"CBS Newsreported.
"…That partnership was an open secret in Lynchburg, Tennessee." Using Nearest's recipes, Uncle Nearest, owned by Fawn Weaver and co-founded by her husband Keith Weaver, gave Green his triumphant redemption and the posthumous recognition he did not receive while alive.
"Uncle Nearest is the most awarded new American premium whiskey brand in United States history, garnering 75 awards since its July 2017 debut, including being one of two brands named 'World's Best' at Whisky Magazine's 2019 World Whiskies Awards, and earning 15 Best in Class.
Cigar & Spirits Magazine also named Uncle Nearest one of the 'Top 5 Whiskies in the World,'" the company shared.
That saga, however, has since taken multiple negative turns, with the Uncle Nearest brand being operated under a court-appointed receivership, while a bar owned by Keith Weaver that operates at the distillery has been forced into Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Humble Baron, owned by Keith Weaver, operates at the Uncle Nearest distillery.
"The longest bar in the world wraps around an indoor stage, turning a record-setting structure into a gathering place where dinner, cocktails, and live sound share the same room," the brand shared on itswebsite.
Humble Baron filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 5, according to documents filed onPacer Monitor.
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