*Complimentary* Tasting at OAK Long Bar + Kitchen on Juneteenth
When:
Wednesday, Jun 19, 2024 4:00p -
6:00p
Wednesday, Jun 19, 2024 4:00p -
6:00p
Where:
OAK Long Bar + Kitchen
138 St. James Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
Admission:
FREE
Hosted by:
Categories:
Date Idea, Drinks
Event website:
https://www.oaklongbarkitchen.com/menus/#/juneteenth
Visit OAK Long Bar + Kitchen’s dining room from 4 to 6 p.m. for a free Uncle Nearest premium whiskey tasting and to learn about the spirit honoring the world’s first-known African American master distiller, Nearest Green. Available sips: 1884 Small Batch, 1856 Premium Whiskey & Straight Rye. Uncle Nearest was the first spirits brand in the world to be named after a Black American, and the portfolio is the Most Awarded Bourbon and American Whiskey of 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.
Not available Juneteenth? OAK carries Uncle Nearest year-round for whiskey connoisseurs. A 2oz. pour of Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch is on the menu for $16. The finish is long and smooth, with a lingering taste of cinnamon mixed with dark chocolate, oak tannins and maple syrup.
Plus, OAK is running a month-long cocktail special called Cato’s Julep ($20) featuring Uncle Nearest 1884 whiskey, pineapple, curacao, lemon and mint. $1 per cocktail sold will be donated to MissionSAFE, a Boston-based nonprofit working with high-risk youth to help them gain the skills and confidence to thrive, not just survive.
The cocktail is inspired by Cato Alexander, whom many cocktail historians consider America’s first celebrity bartender and an unsung hero of this country’s mixology. Cato was born a slave in New York City in 1780 and worked at an inn, and frequently waited on George Washington. He later gained his freedom and remained in the service industry before opening his own inn called Cato’s Tavern. While he was a great chef, Cato became famous for his skills behind the bar. Specifically his talents crafting punches and mint juleps. Often written about in the press, his drinks were the first to be referenced outside of the U.S. as actual “cocktails." Who has not heard of Cato Alexander?" one New York newspaper wrote in 1835. "Not to know Cato’s is not to know the world."
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