My Scots-Irish ancestry worked for George Washington in Virginia on his farmland. Possibly ran his distillery after watching this video. Much appreciated. 🥃🥃🥃
Loved this! We understand our present through the lense of our past. So if we were taught a false story, we must make it right so we can understand our present and make a better future. *notices I’m on a soap box and steps off*
Great short there Dan. I love the history told in a straightforward manner with no agenda. This was a great video. Even though you made Cold Play reference that confused this old man for a moment. Next time try Aerosmith or ZZ Top, lol.
Expanding on the “it’s a marketing world” idea: It’s interesting that you use the concept as a pejorative when discussing the presumed exclusion of women in the whiskey world, yet you didn’t mention the role marketing played in the way the Uncle Nearest lore was built up (even despite the fact that you were telling the story about the literal creation of the brand). Marketing has a funny way of creating narratives in the present day just as much as it did in the past.
Now I really need to try Uncle Nearest whisky! 🥃Thanks Daniel for passing on your knowledge :) 📖You know how to teach people so they listen and retain it 💯
If you want to see a distillery that's currently owned by black people, check out Fresh Bourbon in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. It was great when I was there. Whiskey's nice too.
Just a slight variation to the story of Uncle Nearest. In 1850 The Reverend Dan Call took on a young runaway named Jasper Daniel. With the help of Nathan Green, the Reverend, Jasper and Nathan went on to create what would become the start of American Whiskey. What I heard could be complete B S, but interesting non-the-less... lol
There were some legality issues that sort of forced this separation. Everyone is still friends and works together, but the Whiskey Tribe put out a video about it a while ago.
Putting the horse before the cart. marketers targeted men because men consumed more whiskey. Whiskey isn’t male coated because of marketing, whiskey marketing is male coded because whiskey was already male coded. preexisting societal taboos were a major factor, people way overestimate the effect of marketing. pre existing tendencies can get reinforced but rarely are things just invented out of whole cloth. if they thought marketing towards women would have been profitable they would have done it. the reality is women didnt drink whiskey and some men did so they built upon this. humans are not blank slates that marketers just decided to divide and actively reduce their customer base lmao. Also ill celebrate anyone who makes good whiskey but i wont celebrate someone because of thier immutable traits. intentions might be good but its still regressive and immoral.
Season's greetings friends. I ,for the most part, enjoy your content Daniel, however this video is inaccurate and edging towards offensive. I am a brewer and distiller from Tasmania, and like most other distillers from around the world we are keepers of the craft. We are necessary in the continuation of a beautiful process. Most of our names are not on bottles we are not celebrated for our efficiencies or hard work. It seems to be a common occurrence nowadays that if you happen to be a woman or non white you are celebrated for these qualities alone, and I have seen in this industry a push to actively discriminate against white men. Your American agriculture and whisky history is very different from ours, with most of Australia's population coming from Irish and Scottish (slave) heritage. The traditions of our ancestors, including whisky production, have a much longer history than your American tradition of slavery and it would only be appropriate to acknowledge that the Irish and Scottish brought whisky to America, any and all of your whisky industry was built on the heritage of our ancestors...not a few distillery workers (slaves).
some revisionist history going on here. while women were involved in early farm distilling. women consuming whiskey was not common. even a lot men saw it as low class behavior. whiskey was a beverage of farmers, sailors, and veterans. women consuming hard alcohol straight is absolutely a new thing at least in western culture.
My Scots-Irish ancestry worked for George Washington in Virginia on his farmland. Possibly ran his distillery after watching this video. Much appreciated. 🥃🥃🥃
Thank you for this, appreciate you doing this. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!
Loved the hell out of this one. Learned a lot!
Wow, I did not know a lot of this & you've pieced together bits & pieces that I had heard of. Very interesting indeed. Thanks.
Whoa! Crazy interesting. Nice job, sir.
Thank you, and Merry Christmas!
Great video Daniel! Thanks!!
Nicely done. Appreciate the acknowledgment and accolades.
I love Uncle Nearest, God made us all, color doesn't matter.
Loved this! We understand our present through the lense of our past. So if we were taught a false story, we must make it right so we can understand our present and make a better future. *notices I’m on a soap box and steps off*
Merry Christmas
Great short there Dan. I love the history told in a straightforward manner with no agenda. This was a great video. Even though you made Cold Play reference that confused this old man for a moment. Next time try Aerosmith or ZZ Top, lol.
Merry Christmas Danial. 🎅🏼😊
Cheers 🥃 Merry Christmas 🌲
Great episode, tricky and touchy, but you handled it with the typical grace and skill we all love.
Thank you for the history lesson.m! Merry Christmas 🎄
Expanding on the “it’s a marketing world” idea: It’s interesting that you use the concept as a pejorative when discussing the presumed exclusion of women in the whiskey world, yet you didn’t mention the role marketing played in the way the Uncle Nearest lore was built up (even despite the fact that you were telling the story about the literal creation of the brand).
Marketing has a funny way of creating narratives in the present day just as much as it did in the past.
What are the books you recommend?
recall the Baldwin sisters' "recipe" on the Waltons TV show
Now I really need to try Uncle Nearest whisky! 🥃Thanks Daniel for passing on your knowledge :) 📖You know how to teach people so they listen and retain it 💯
Accurate history is important.
Welcome all Whiskey Vaulters to Story Time with Daniel!
If you want to see a distillery that's currently owned by black people, check out Fresh Bourbon in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. It was great when I was there. Whiskey's nice too.
Birthday was yesterday. Some single barrel today
Interesting look back into history. As a history junkie I loved listening to this. Merry Christmas 🥃🎄🥃
Just a slight variation to the story of Uncle Nearest. In 1850 The Reverend Dan Call took on a young runaway named Jasper Daniel. With the help of Nathan Green, the Reverend, Jasper and Nathan went on to create what would become the start of American Whiskey. What I heard could be complete B S, but interesting non-the-less... lol
Are you all not doing videos as a group anymore?
There were some legality issues that sort of forced this separation. Everyone is still friends and works together, but the Whiskey Tribe put out a video about it a while ago.
That stuff can disappear quite fast.
Thanks for the video I hope you everyone at the distillery, friends and family all have a good holiday 🥃 Sláinte
Daniel, whiskey is made for drinking. You put it in exactly the right place.
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Putting the horse before the cart. marketers targeted men because men consumed more whiskey. Whiskey isn’t male coated because of marketing, whiskey marketing is male coded because whiskey was already male coded. preexisting societal taboos were a major factor, people way overestimate the effect of marketing. pre existing tendencies can get reinforced but rarely are things just invented out of whole cloth. if they thought marketing towards women would have been profitable they would have done it. the reality is women didnt drink whiskey and some men did so they built upon this. humans are not blank slates that marketers just decided to divide and actively reduce their customer base lmao. Also ill celebrate anyone who makes good whiskey but i wont celebrate someone because of thier immutable traits. intentions might be good but its still regressive and immoral.
Season's greetings friends. I ,for the most part, enjoy your content Daniel, however this video is inaccurate and edging towards offensive. I am a brewer and distiller from Tasmania, and like most other distillers from around the world we are keepers of the craft. We are necessary in the continuation of a beautiful process. Most of our names are not on bottles we are not celebrated for our efficiencies or hard work. It seems to be a common occurrence nowadays that if you happen to be a woman or non white you are celebrated for these qualities alone, and I have seen in this industry a push to actively discriminate against white men. Your American agriculture and whisky history is very different from ours, with most of Australia's population coming from Irish and Scottish (slave) heritage. The traditions of our ancestors, including whisky production, have a much longer history than your American tradition of slavery and it would only be appropriate to acknowledge that the Irish and Scottish brought whisky to America, any and all of your whisky industry was built on the heritage of our ancestors...not a few distillery workers (slaves).
some revisionist history going on here. while women were involved in early farm distilling. women consuming whiskey was not common. even a lot men saw it as low class behavior. whiskey was a beverage of farmers, sailors, and veterans. women consuming hard alcohol straight is absolutely a new thing at least in western culture.