September 14, 2019
458 Acres of master class in storytelling.
3125 HWY US-231 North
Shelbyville, TN, 37160
Yes, we have horses on the property; however they are private property.
Monday: 10am-2pm
Tuesday-Wednesday: 10am-2pm
Thursday-Saturday: 9am-7pm
Sunday: 11am-5pm
We are closed on the following holidays: New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Yes, there is no parking fee at the distillery.
Yes, you can! We are offering packages for Barrel House BBQ and Humble Baron-The World’s Longest Bar. For more information, please submit an inquiry at: https://www.humblebaron.com/private-event.
Yes, you can take pictures while at the distillery; however we ask that you not use flash photography while on tour. While professional photography at the distillery is not permitted, we more than welcome you to make memories with your family and friends on your smart phone or personal camera.
Yes, we do have accessible parking spaces in our lot as well as paved grounds in which you can use a wheelchair, scooters or walkers while out on tour. If you need to use a wheelchair while at the distillery, please go to the Welcome Center and request one. Please note wheelchairs are limited and not guaranteed. Once a liability form is signed, you can use it while on the property. Please return it back to the Welcome Center once done.
Here at the Distillery, we love pets; however we can truly only allow service animals. By Tennessee law, a service animal is defined by being individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual or other mental disability. Other species of animals, whether wild or domestic, trained or untrained, are not service animals for the purposes of this definition. The work or tasks performed by a service animal must be directly related to the individual’s disability. Examples of work or tasks include, but are not limited to; assisting individuals who are blind or have low vision with navigation and other work tasks.
Yes. Shelbyville is located in a quaint and rural part of Middle Tennessee and you can not access the distillery via public transportation. We recommend driving or hiring round trip ride share. If you are in a larger group we recommend charting a bus. Please see below for recommended companies:
MC Transportation and Tours:
https://mctransportationandtours.com/
Tennessee Whiskey Tours:
https://tennesseewhiskeytours.com
Contiki Tours:
Mint Julep Experience:
https://www.mintjuleptours.com
Signature Transportation
Matchless Transportation
No, not at the moment. We do have recommendations for the Murfreesboro and Nashville area.
Murfreesboro:
Courtyard Marriott- https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/bnacb-courtyard-nashville-se-murfreesboro/
Residence Inn- https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/bnamu-residence-inn-nashville-se-murfreesboro/overview
Hyatt Place- https://www.hyatt.com/hyatt-place/en-US/bnazm-hyatt-place-murfreesboro?src=corp_lclb_gmb_seo_bnazm
Nashville:
W Hotel-
https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/bnawn-w-nashville/overview/
JW Marriott-
https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/bnajw-jw-marriott-nashville/overview/
Fairlane Hotel-
Four Seasons-
https://www.fourseasons.com/nashville/
Kimpton-
The Thompson Hotel-
Downtown Nashville Luxury Boutique Hotels | Thompson Nashville, by Hyatt
Monday: 10am-2pm
Tuesday-Wednesday: 10am-2pm
Thursday-Saturday: 9am-7pm
Sunday: 11am-5pm
To book a tour, please go to: unclenearest.com/book.
For Nearest Green Distillery:
Tasting Tickets: $35+ 14% booking fee
Non-Tasting Tickets: $28.50+ 14% booking fee
Children 10-17 years of age: $10
Children under 10 years of age: No Charge
For the Single Barrel Thieving Experience:
Tasting Tickets: $75+ 14% booking fee
For Taste of History:
Tasting Tickets: $55+ 14% booking fee
For Nearest Green Distillery Tour & Tasting Spanish:
Tasting Tickets: $35+ 14% booking fee
Non-Tasting Tickets: $28.50+ 14% booking fee
Children 10-17 years of age: $10
Children under 10 of years of age: No Charge
DISCOUNTS:
*We do offer discounts on tickets, if you are a senior (65+) or Military for all of our tour experiences*
For Nearest Green Distillery Tour & Tasting:
Tasting tickets-Seniors/MIlitary:$31.50+ 14% booking fee.
For the Single Barrel Thieving Experience:
Tasting Tickets-Seniors/Military: $67.50+ 14% booking fee.
For the Taste of History:
Tasting Tickets-Seniors/Military: $50+ 14% booking fee.
For Nearest Green Distillery Tour & Tasting Spanish:
Tasting Tickets-Seniors/Military: $31.50+ 14% booking fee.
We offer a 10% discount on merchandise (excluding whiskey) for the MIlitary ONLY with ID.
If you have a Military ID please present it and you will be given the discount at the register.
Yes, we ask that you provide us with a 24 hour notice.
Yes, we can host group tours of 18-24 guests or more per time slot for the tour experience-Nearest Green Distillery Tour & Tasting.
If your group is over 25, please contact us via email at: info@ng-d.com.
These tickets are group rated with the price of Tasting tickets:
$30+14% booking fee
Non-Tasting tickets:$25+14% booking fee
Children ages 10-17: $10 per child
Children ages 1-9: No charge
No. At the moment we do not offer gift cards but please check back in the future.
In the state of Tennessee, the drinking age is 21. Please ensure that you bring either one of the following: driver’s license, government issued identification card, passport, military id or immigration service documentation card. If cold or rainy weather persists, we recommend either a jacket, umbrella or poncho. During much warmer weather, please wear light clothing, sunscreen and sneakers.
On the tour, you will get to walk the grounds of our 458-acre property. And what a sight, it’s a master class in storytelling and history making. No matter where you turn on our property, we are either unveiling history making moments of the past or history being made in the present.
Yes. Tastings are available in the Welcome Center. Tastings are $15/person.
We have all 8 of our expressions available at our Welcome Center, which include our Distillery Exclusive bottles. Please see below.
Single Barrel Rye:$89.99 plus tax (Distillery Exclusive)
Master Blend: $149.99 plus tax (Distillery Exclusive)
Rye Uncut/Unfiltered: $149.99 plus tax (Distillery Exclusive)
1884: $49.99 plus tax
1856: $59.99 plus tax
Rye 100 Proof: $59.99 plus tax
Single Barrel Black Label: $89.99 plus tax
Nearest Green Tennessee Whiskey: $29.99 plus tax
Yes. Please go to the Welcome Center, ask for the stamp and provide your book for the poker chip as well. Don’t have one? We have plenty, just inform us and we can get you one. Need the code for the online Whiskey Passport? We have it as well, it is 1779.
Yes. You can purchase our whiskey during all hours of operation.
No. In Tennessee, you have to be a certified carrier like UPS or Fedex.
We do offer a third-party source called Reserve Bar to purchase some of our whiskey expressions. Check out their website: https://www.reservebar.com/
Yes, you can take whiskey on the plane as long as you check your bag you can have 5 Liters (1.3 gallons) per passenger and must be in unopened retail packaging. For more information check out TSA’s website: https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/alcoholic-beverages
Yes, we do offer shipping here at the distillery for merchandise, however you will have to pay the shipping cost to do so and we do not ship our whiskey. Please see above how to get your whiskey shipped to your home.
For more information or want to ship items to your home, please contact us at: (931) 343-7809 for further assistance. Also, you can check out some of our products on our w
ebsite at: https://unclenearest.reservebar.com/collections/merch
Yes. We have two restaurants on site: Chuck’s Barrel House BBQ II and Humble Baron-The World’s Longest Bar.
The bar is named after our Co-Founder Keith Weaver by our CEO Fawn Weaver as he has always been kind and throughout his storied career as an Executive Vice President for one of the largest movie studios in the world and one of the highest ranking Black executives in Hollywood for more than 20 years, causes people to look at him as a baron. But he’s remained the humblest person throughout his impressive career. And so for this, Keith is our Humble Baron. “A Humble Baron is a kind individual who exudes gratitude and understands the measure of success is enjoying delicious food, great conversations,amazing drinks, and soul-stirring music with family and friends…old and new.”
Humble Baron-The World’s Longest Bar is Guinness World Record certified at 518 feet long with 202 barstools wrapped stunningly around it complete with a state of the art indoor stage.
For Humble Baron, they are open on the following days:
Thursday: 5pm-10pm
Friday-Saturday: 11am-11pm
Sunday: 11am-6pm.
To look at their cocktail and food menu, please check it out at: https://humblebaron.com/
Yes, they do. The performances are posted typically on Tuesday and Wednesday of each opening week. You can check out their website at: humblebaron.com or follow them on Instagram @HumbleBaronBar
For reservations to Humble Baron-The World’s Longest Bar, you can go to their link: Reservation at Humble Baron. For reservations to Chuck’s Barrel House they are typically first come-first serve. However, if you have reservations requests to either restaurant or catering questions. Please reach out to the Director of Sales and Catering-Amanda Sanders via email at: amanda.sanders@humblebaron.com.
The hours of operations goes as such:
Tuesday-Wednesday:
11am-3pm
Thursday-Sunday:
11am-6pm.
For their menu, please check out their website at: barrelhousebbq.com/shelbyville or give them a call at: (931) 343-7818
Yes. Chuck’s Barrel House BBQ II has picnic benches outside for eating during warmer temperatures.
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Yes, we do. All donations and sponsorship requests must be within a 40 mile radius of the distillery and have at least a minimum of a 12 week notice.
For more information, please check out our website at: https://unclenearest.com/donation-sponsorship/
For the public, No. However, there is a Nearest Green Legacy Scholarship in which his descendants can attend college all around the country with full tuition, books and tutoring. For full details: https://nearestgreen.org/nearest-green-legacy-scholarship/#more-21.
Yes. It’s called the Nearest & Jack Advancement Initiative it is to help further diversify within the American whiskey industry. Both companies are supporting it equally with an initial combined pledge of $5 million to help create the Nearest Green School of Distilling, develop the Leadership Acceleration Program for apprenticeship and establish the Business Incubation Program. For more information: https://unclenearest.com/nearest-and-jack-advancement-initiative/ or email: NJAI@NearestGreen.org.
You can follow them both on Instagram:@fawn.weaver and @victoriaeadybutler.
Connect with us here:
@nearestgreendistillery
@Unclenearest
Yes, we are owned and operated by our CEO Fawn Weaver.
No. There is no ATM.
Yes, we do. Please note that all items will be kept and stored for 30 days before being given to charity or discarded. To report something lost; please give us a call at: (931) 343-7809.
Yes. Only outdoors and we ask that it is away from fellow guests in our designated smoking section, on the lawn, outside of the main doors of Humble Baron.
Contact us via email at: info@ng-d.com or by phone: (931) 343-7809.
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