Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey is a brand of Tennessee whiskey produced by Uncle Nearest, Inc., headquartered in Shelbyville, Tennessee. The whiskey is named after the formerly enslaved man, Nathan "Nearest" Green, who taught a young Jack Daniel the craft of distilling. This award-winning Tenessee whiskey has been personally signed by fifth-generation Nearest Green descendant and award-winning, master blender, Victoria Eady Butler.