Fawn Weaver on Nearest Green, the slave who trained Jack Daniel to distill whiskey
Nov 04, 2019•53 min•Season 1Ep. 15
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Episode description
In the 1850s, a young Jack Daniel learned the craft of distilling whiskey from a nearby slave named Nearest Green. For 150 years, the origin story of Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey was mostly forgotten. Fawn Weaver, an author and entrepreneur, has set about restoring the legacy of Uncle Nearest. It's an episode that will surprise you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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