In Japan, Jack Daniel’s has been a top-selling imported whiskey for years. But, like much of the world, not many people know the origin story of Daniel’s spirits company. And, at least until the recent efforts of entrepreneur Fawn Weaver, even fewer knew that Daniel learned to make whiskey from a black slave named Nathan “Nearest” Green.
“Love and Whiskey” is not a historical work, but rather a compelling, well-told story of how a woman, Weaver, immerses herself in Lynchburg, Tennessee, and discovers the truth behind one of the most popular whiskey brands in the world.
Love and Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest, by Fawn Weaver. 376 pages, Melcher Media, Non-Fiction.
