The week in pictures
15th November, 2019 by Melita Kiely
Tennessee whiskey brand Uncle Nearest named a new master blender this week – thought to be the first African-American person to gain the title.
Taking up the role is Victoria Eady Butler, the great-great-granddaughter of the whiskey brand’s namesake, Nearest Green – and the first African-American master distiller.
Butler will be responsible for overseeing the blending of all batches of Uncle Nearest 1884 and Uncle Nearest 1820 whiskeys.
