Pound The Rock Podcast

On this week’s #WhiskeyWednesday LIVE, we were joined by Colin Spoelman from King's County Distillery in Brooklyn. Our team sits down with Colin to enjoy a dram, discuss the distillery's origins and their efforts during the shutdown. #WhiskeyFamily #WereInThisTogether 

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In another episode of the Uncle Nearest Whiskey Dads, Sailor crashes the party, the Dads discuss cocktails, Easter in quarantine and our #MotownWithMe dance challenge. Grab a dram and some Easter chocolate and get ready to laugh.

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it's another episode of #AllThingsNearest and a look inside our brand with our very own Global VP, Kate Jerkens. Kate sits down with Richie, Jay and Sailor to talk about the beginnings of the brand. Hear about what it takes to launch a history making brand of this magnitude and achieve such growth in less than two years.

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It's another Uncle Nearest Happy Hour, this week we invited LA Chef Moses Ponce to show us how to make Uncle Nearest maple glazed donuts. You do not want to miss this... yum!

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Recipe:

Uncle Nearest 1856 Maple Glazed Doughnuts

Ingredients:

2 Cups Powdered Sugar

1 Cup Maple Syrup

2 Tsp Uncle Nearest

1 Pinch of Salt

1 Biscuit Tube (any brand will do)

1 Gallon of Canola or Vegetable oil

3/4 Cup Flour

Equipment:

1 Lrg Pot

1 cooling rack or cookie sheet

1 kitchen tongs or butter knife

1 Thermometer (if you don't have one that's fine)

2 Medium Sized Bowls

Measuring Spoons/Cups

Whisk

Procedure:

1. Fill the pot up to 3/4 of the way and set the flame to medium heat you want the oil between 340-350 Fahrenheit. If you don't have a thermometer don't worry, to test the oil simply cut a piece of the dough off and gently place it in the oil, if it starts to fry and the color changes to a dark brown color to quick your oil is too hot, if your oil is smoking your oil is too hot, you want the dough to nicely fry turning golden brown with some bubbles on the side.

2. While the Oil is getting hot, In a medium sized bowl add the 2 cups of powdered sugar, 1 cup of maple syrup, 2 tsp of uncle nearest, and a pinch of salt. Mix it with a whisk until the sugar has dissolved and all the ingredients are combined

3. Remove the dough from the tube and lay them on a cutting board, gently press them down and form a doughnut hole in the center of the dough and lay them on a floured surface, its important to lay them on a floured surface because the dough does get sticky after proofing

4. Let the dough proof for 5 minutes

5. Check the temperature of the oil, if the oil is good to go gently place your dough into the oil, it should float up and begin to fry. While the dough is frying gently baste it with the oil, this will help you reach maximum fluffiness in your doughnut making journey. You're going to fry each side of the doughnut for 1:30 min.

6. Let your doughnuts cool down for about 3-4 min if your doughnuts are too hot the glaze will melt off too quickly

7. Once your doughnuts have cooled down gently grab them and dip the top piece into the Uncle Nearest Maple Glaze and give it a nice twist to evenly coat the doughnut, and place it back on the rack to let the glaze set...

The team discusses the Espresso Martini and guest mixlologist Jeremy Provost shows you how to make this delicious cocktail he calls 'Good Morning Shelbyville' using Uncle Nearest whiskey!

And our very own San Francisco Ambassador Gedeon talks cocktail tools.

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To make this Espresso Martini at home, follow this recipe...

Good Morning Shelbyville - by Jeremy Provost

1.5 oz Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Whiskey

.75 oz Coffee Liqueur, Jeremy recommends St. George’s NOLA.

.75 oz Demerara syrup (equal parts Demerara sugar & water)

1.0 oz Espresso Coffee

Shake well, if you have a basket strainer you can double strain (or just use a typical hawthorne strainer) into a martini or cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange peel and sprinkle coffee grinds or Espresso beans on top.

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**Gedeon's Bar Tool List**:

Jigger

Hawthorne Strainer

Double Strainer

Peeler

Cocktail shaker tins

Mixing Glass

Electric Whisk Mixer

This Episode is all about the classic Old Fashioned. Tune in to master the craft with your Uncle Nearest whiskey fam - all levels welcome. Be prepared to go down the cocktail rabbit hole with our Mixologists. Cheers!

"Whiskey really is in my blood!"

On this episode of All Things Nearest, meet our Master Blender, Victoria Eady Butler, and learn what it was like growing up in Lynchburg as the great great granddaughter of Nearest Green, the godfather of Tennessee Whiskey. #MoreThanWhiskey #Legacy #DrinkHonorably 

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Join Whiskey Mayven and Uncle Nearest team members as they host an exclusive LIVE HAPPY HOUR first impression whiskey tasting with guest and sommelier Rachel Macalisang.

Crack open your bottles and follow along with this guided tasting.

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Uncle Nearest Brand Ambassadors from around the globe come together. This week we present the history of the classic Whiskey Sour.

Be prepared to go down the cocktail rabbit hole with our mixologists. All levels welcome. Cheers!

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Uncle Nearest brand ambassadors from East to West introduce you to Lynn House, National Spirits Specialist for Heaven Hill Distillery, to discuss all things whiskey, diversity and how she forged her impressive career in the spirits industry.

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