Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown is pleased to
announce its second annual whiskey pairing dinner with Uncle Nearest Whiskey* on Friday, June
30 beginning at 5:30pm. Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey Master Blender Victoria Eady Butler will
conduct Whiskey tastings.
Executive Chef Jordi Gallardo, Executive Sous Chef Jason Rowley and Sous Chef
Edward Agnew will create a three-course culinary feast prepared to complement delicious
cocktails curated by Fairmont’s mixologists with Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey.
The reception begins in the courtyard with canapés and a “Pretty as a Peach” cocktail
made with Uncle Nearest, peaches and Angostura bitters.
The three-course dinner begins at 6:00pm:
First Course
Jalapeño honey polenta bread
Smoked oyster spinach, bacon, local cheese / raw on half shell mignonette/ Memphis
fried oyster whiskey pickle
Mustard greens grilled baby carrot, pickled strawberry, cherry tomato/ fennel frond/
smoked apricot vinaigrette
Beal Street Gold Cocktail
Uncle Nearest Rye, Domaine de Canton, honey syrup, lemon
Entrée
Jumbo shrimp, whiskey lime glaze
Hickory smoked brisket, Uncle Nearest BBQ
Smoked tomahawk, herb roasted garlic butter
Sous vide short rib, Cherry and chili vinaigrette
Beer brined wild turkey, peach whiskey BBQ
Side Dishes
Grilled spring asparagus
Baby sunburst squash
Sautéed wild mushroom
Smoky Mountain Café Cocktail
Uncle Nearest 1884, Espresso, Kahlua, Frangelico
Dessert
Chocolate whiskey cigar, raspberry dust
4.3 Whiskey Tasting
Uncle Nearest 1856, Uncle Nearest 1884, Uncle Nearest Rye
At 7:30pm, guests will retire to the courtyard’s cigar lounge to relax while enjoying
a cigar tasting.
An evening with Uncle Nearest, including reception, dinner and cigar is $250 per person
including tax and gratuity. Additional cocktails, wine, beer and cigars will be available for
purchase. For reservations, please email wdc.courtyardevents.dl@fairmont.com or visit Eventbrite.
Overnight accommodations are available on June 30 starting from $249 including
complimentary valet parking for one vehicle and a special amenity. For reservations, use promo code – PTEH.
*Nearest Green, affectionately nicknamed Uncle Nearest by his friends and family in
Lynchburg, Tennessee, is the world’s first known African American master distiller. Nearest is
credited with helping perfect the globally recognized Lincoln County Process, which is the defining
distinction between Kentucky Bourbon from Tennessee Whiskey. This unique filtering of whiskey
through sugar maple charcoal was named after the county where Nearest lived and made his
highly regarded whiskey.
Nearest Green Distillery, a 323-acre Tennessee walking horse farm that has been dubbed
by the press as “Malt Disney World,” was purchased in 2017 by Uncle Nearest, Inc. and opened
for public tours in 2019. https://unclenearest.com/