Nearest Green Distillery

Cindy Carter learns the story of Nearest Green and visits the distillery built in his honor.

    Shelbyville, TN
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Cindy Carter dons her detective hat to investigate the little known story of a great man whose talents helped make Jack Daniel’s Whiskey world famous. You see, Jack didn’t know Jack until he met Uncle Nearest.

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