Meeting Victoria Eady Butler, master blender at Uncle Nearest whiskey distillery
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- čas přidán 23. 11. 2022
- Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey is a brand built on the solid foundations of a rich whiskey history, but it hasn’t rested on its laurels. Since it was launched in July 2017, Uncle Nearest has gone from strength to strength, creating the 1856 Premium Aged Whiskey, 1884 Small Batch, Master Blend Whiskey, and 1820 Single Barrel Edition - garnering numerous awards for its work along the way.
The brand is named after Nathan ‘Nearest’ Green, the first known African-American master distiller, whose story was forgotten for many years. Through the retelling of his story, the brand has picked up an increasingly growing fanbase and construction is currently ongoing at its new distillery home in Shelbyville, Tennessee.
One of the central pillars of this success is Victoria Eady Butler, master blender and great-great granddaughter of Nearest Green. Eady Butler initially joined the team as VP of Administration in March 2019 - it was later that year that her irrefutable talent landed her in the role of master blender.
In the years since, Eady Butler has made history as the first person to win the award for Master Blender of the Year, back-to-back, at Whisky Magazine’s Icons of Whisky Awards - and now it’s her time to shine in the UK.
During her first trip to London last month, Eady Butler met with Phoebe Calver, editor of American Whiskey Magazine to discuss her whiskey journey and celebrate this next phase across the pond. - Zábava
I'm so inspired!
Career shift after 31y in law enforcement!
First POC master blender award and recipient of that award back to back years!
Fawn Weaver!!!
All woman exec team!!!
I can't get enough of this black girl magic!
👍🤩💝. I absolutely loved watching. Victoria is delightful. I love the fierceness of Fawn, the Uncle Nearest CEO. I’m just blown away with everything they have accomplished in a very short amount of time. Bless them always.🙏💝
Love Uncle Nearest!!! To think when Nearest Green perfected Tennessee Whiskey, Slavery was alive and well in the United States. So glad his legacy lives on thru his great great granddaughter Victoria Eady Butler and the CEO Fawn Weaver sharing this brand and fabulous whiskey with the world. SALUTE
This is such an exceptional product and amazing story.
I love this!! Wow!! I am a proud Tennessean!!! I was raised in the Nashville area…..i would love to meet the family and love the history!
I finally bought a bottle today and I had just heard about it last Sunday. It’s incredibly wonderful! I usually drink bourbon, but I think those days have gone! Much love and continued success!
We're so glad you enjoyed it! We're big fans of Uncle Nearest.
She makes the most amazing whiskey I've ever had! Absolutely delicious! The maple brown sugar hits the front of the palate like a marching band and slowly evolves to a light woody finish with a comforting Kentucky hug spice on the way down. Don't sleep on Uncle Nearest!
I am not a drinker of any Spirits - that is just me. I never liked the taste, but as i said - that is just me. BUT I LOVE YOUR DESCRIPTION OF THE TASTE OF THE WHISKEY! LOVE IT! 😀
Congratulations and best of luck to all those involved with Uncle Nearest. I love it!
Wow! I am so proud of her!!! Girl Dad❤️🏆👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Ms. Butler looks a lot like my younger sister, and even sounds like her when she speaks with a southern accent, very similar to Northeast Louisiana with such a gentle nature.. Very intelligent lady, and I like her hairstyle.. Master Blender award "Back to Back"..😊
The 1884 is honestly one of my top three favorite whiskies. It's amazing.
We love it too!
Black American Homeland
I love the host of this show! She is so funny and personable. This is my first time watching this channel and she makes the conversation seem very casual and relaxed and asks great questions.
Going to pick up a bottle today.
Hope to make it here in November when we visit Nashville !
A great place to visit.
Great whiskey
Bought years ago
JD should’ve taken better notes from Mr Green Uncle Neatest is sooo much better taste profile On the nose every single sip !
We're so glad you enjoy Uncle Nearest.
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Hey Victoria! I heard your ancestor (uncle nearest) has a whiskey that topped over 100 mill in sales! How proud would he be today to know that his family hasn’t received any royalties or % from his “own” whiskey.. or that his descendant (you) was just granted a job in that “family” business? The fact that you and your family didn’t hold Fawn accountable to honoring uncle nearest by making sure you all had ownership in the business is sad and embarrassing. I hope fawn is at least giving you an attractive 401k. SMH 🤦🏾♂️
You know Jack Daniels never married nor had kids and who ever purchased the company during the times of Jim Crow of course erased the history. Fawn did the ground work on bringing the attention to Nearest's history and founded the company Uncle Nearest. It's obviously great that Fawn is benign more of his family to the company.
You realize the two families have been friends all these years right? Stop being an ignorant douche and enjoy the amazing whisky that they make.
Yea I’m confused bc Ms fawn interviewed Mrs. Green (Momma Butler) from Indianapolis and she was the closest living descendant at the time (before she passed) who shared stories of her experiences with him, Nathan Green. No recognition. Smh. R.I.P. Mrs Butler.
So are they owed what from jack Daniels’s
Fawn bought the business. She don’t owe the family nothing but she made them apart of the team