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Uncle Nearest 1856 has a caramel color with a beautiful deep golden hue. Baled hay and pumpkin seeds on the nose with subtle notes of ripe stone fruit and caramel corn. Bold and spicy upfront then mellows with sweet caramel and maple, like biting into an oatmeal raisin cookie. The finish is long and rich. It lingers pleasantly sweet on the palate with notes of vanilla after the spice dissipates.

Rye is known for its peppery bite, a spicy splash of flavor that washes over the palate with every sip. Springbook’s Adirondack Straight Rye Whiskey is big, bold, and spicy. It’s full of the flavor and complexity that deserning Rye Whiskey drinkers are searching for.

Nearest Green was the first known African-American Master Distiller. Affectionately nicknamed Uncle Nearest by his friends and family in Lynchburg, Tenn., Nearest is credited with helping perfect the globally recognized Lincoln County Process, which is the only thing that distinguishes Kentucky Bourbon from Tennessee Whiskey (other than geography). This unique filtering of bourbon through sugar maple charcoal was named after the county where Nearest lived and made whiskey.

We harvested our own Straight Whiskey and finished it in freshly emptied Dogfish Apple Brandy barrels as well as Angry Orchard Hard Apple Cider Barrels. Aromas of cinnamon & wildflower honey with a taste of fresh green apples, buttery dry oaked chardonnay & roasted chestnut.