Jack Daniels is a famous American whiskey brand recognized all over the world.

But Jack Daniel didn't create the particular method for distilling Tennessee whiskey.

He learned it from a formerly enslaved man named Nearest Green, the first known African-American

master distiller.

Back in 2016, Fawn Weaver was traveling abroad with her husband when she read a New York Times article about nearest Green.

That article set Fawn on a mission to learn more about him.

She would go on to create Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey to honor and preserve Green's legacy.

Seven years after launching, Fawn Weaver now owns the most successful black-owned liquor

empire, worth more than $1 billion, led by an all-women executive team.

Fawn Weaver shares nearest green story in her own journey in her new book,

Love and Whiskey, the remarkable true story of Jack Daniel,

his master distiller nearest green,

and the improbable rise of Uncle Nearest.

I recently sat down with her.

Fawn Weaver, welcome to the news hour.

Thank you for having me.

The story of Nathan Nearest Green, Uncle Nearest to his family and friends,

is one of the most remarkable and until recently little known American stories.

How did you first encounter it and why did it resonate so deeply with you?

It was on the cover of the New York Times International Edition.

You have this photo that is on the cover of Jack Daniel. I didn't drink

Jack Daniel, but I knew what he looked like. I think we all know what he

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