![]() That wasn't a Lem thing that was a Jack thing that was passed on to Lem. But Fawn told me, it went much further back. In talking with Nelson Eddy, Chief Historian for Jack Daniel, I was struck by his suggestion that Lem Motlow, Jack Daniel’s nephew and successor in the 20th century made sure that his employees were paid on tenure, not by the color of their skin. Louis because of Tennessee prohibition in 1909, the Green family was interwoven into the fabric of Jack Daniel’s Distillery. Even when the distillery had to move to St. And Nearest descendants continue to work for the Jack Daniel Distillery to this day. Nearest loved children and music and he found all he needed right where he was.īut Jack and Nearest would stay friends. Now for Nearest Green’s sons George, Lewis, and Eli, well they would move along to the new stillhouse with Jack, but Uncle Nearest decided to stay behind on the Dan Call farm with his family. ![]() ![]() This meant he no longer would he need to rely on Dan Call for the housing of his stills or Uncle Felix for signing of business contracts. Hughes farm, he went to court and had his minority status removed. According to the Jack Daniel’s Legacy book written by Ben Green, he first moved off the farm by partnering with a war veteran Colonel John Mason Hughes. To make his business grow he would need to get it closer to the Tullahoma railroad stop. With the uncertainty of the Civil War a distant memory, it was time for Jack Daniel to ramp up his efforts to move off the Dan Call farm and make a distillery of his own. So for the last time in 2020 want to say thank you guys for making this such a fantastic year and joining me on this journey of whiskey stories and whiskey myths and I'm looking forward to producing a whole lot more of these in the future.Īnd now I'm extremely proud to present to you part 2 of our story about Fawn Weaver and the legacy that she's building for Jack Daniel's first master distiller - Nearest Green. And then you can listen on your regular app alongside the Whiskey Lore feed. But if you're a Patreon member then I'll be adding behind the scenes episodes one for each episode of the first three seasons and I will also be spinning up more of the extra 20 minutes interviews for you and I'll have a downloadable flavor wheel, and a printable tasting note PDF for you - so you can track all your favorite whiskey's and also a very cool desktop wallpaper with Whiskey Lure on it and my favorite castle.ĭon't forget that there is a podcast RSS feed in there plug that into your favorite podcast app. ![]() I just introduced a brand new Patreon account and you can just go to /members or go to Patreon and search for Whiskey Lore.ĭuring the next two months. I've had a few people asking me how they can support the show and make sure that I keep writing and producing more episodes. As we come to the end of Season 3 of Whiskey Lore, I wanted to take this opportunity to send you a huge thank you for listening and for telling your friends about the show. ![]()
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