Nathan “Nearest” Green

Nathan “Nearest” Green

Nathan “Nearest” Green #TRIVIA   The First known African-American distiller in North America inventing the Tennessee Whiskey Style. Nathan “Nearest” Green, born in 1820, was the first recorded African-American head distiller. He was born a slave owned and...
Daniel&Call Distillery No. 7

Daniel&Call Distillery No. 7

Daniel&Call Distillery No. 7 #TRIVIA   Jack was raised in the Primitive Baptist Church. In the 1850th  he worked for a grocer, Distiller, and Preacher named Dan Call. Dan’s Slave Head distiller, Nathan “Nearest” Green, taught him everything...
The Last Colony 1732

The Last Colony 1732

The Last Colony 1732 #TRIVIA   Georgia was the first colony to experience Prohibition when in 1734/1735 the British Parliament passed an Act Prohibiting the importation and use of Rum and Brandies into the colony. Georgia was the last of the thirteen original American...
James Oglethorpe 1732

James Oglethorpe 1732

James Oglethorpe 1732 #TRIVIA   Why Georgia, te 13th colony of British North America was different King George II felt that he needed to create a boundary, or “buffer” between the Spanish in Florida and his very colony of South Carolina. James Edward...
As early as 1632/1634

As early as 1632/1634

As early as 1632/1634 #TRIVIA   North America’s First Legal Distiller The business man Kiliaen van Rensselaer established early commercial distilling in North America. Jacob Albertsz Planck became the first commercial distiller in North America in 1634 as...
Battle of Culloden 1745

Battle of Culloden 1745

Battle of Culloden 1745 #TRIVIA   Scotland’s Oldest Distillery Ferintosh Distillery was granted distilling rights in 1690. Duncan Forbes of Culloden was granted distilling rights with tax exemption for his estates in Ferintosh for his loyalty to the crown in...