Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey has garnered more than 620 awards and accolades throughout the world since the brand’s July 2017 debut, including the coveted Double Gold award at the 2020, 2021, and 2022 San Francisco World Spirits Competitions.

The brand launched in 2017 and swiftly rolled out to all 50 states throughout the U.S., the District of Columbia, and abroad. The portfolio is the Most Awarded Bourbon or American Whiskey of 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. It was the first spirits brand in the world to be named after a Black American and is the fastest-growing American whiskey brand in U.S. Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey honors the world’s first-known African American master distiller, Nearest Green. Zilker Brewing Company BEST NEW RESTAURANT Sharon Yeung - Daijoubu Pop Up WINE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR Sarah McIntosh - Épicerie NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR Luis Gramajo and Hans Schrei - Wunderkeks Tracy Malechek-Ezekiel - Birdie's RISING STAR CHEF OF THE YEARĪurora Soleil - Emmer & Rye Hospitality Group