Inside the federal courthouse in Knoxville, more than three hours from Uncle Nearest’s Shelbyville headquarters, Weaver and a ...

Founder Fawn Weaver hoped to get her troubled whiskey company back; Kentucky lender Farm Credit threatened to foreclose, citing insolvency.

The whiskey company Uncle Nearest is at risk of sale, according to a report by a neutral third party appointed to temporarily ...

Competing narratives about the troubled whiskey company, missing bourbon barrels and unpaid taxes go to judge next week.

Looking at Fawn Weaver’s Instagram, you might think Uncle Nearest is simply under attack. But the Uncle Nearest receivership ...

Founder Fawn Weaver may lose control of her cult Tennessee distillery after a judge mandates a receivership—unless an investor bails her out. Uncle Nearest founder Fawn Weaver is fighting for control ...

Founded in 2017, Black-owned whiskey brand Uncle Nearest has made a permanent mark in the alcohol world. The company’s name sake, Nathan “Nearest” Green, was a former enslaved Black man credited with ...

Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey has initiated its second annual HBCU Old Fashioned Challenge, designed to generate funds for HBCUs. According to a press release, on Jan. 15, Uncle Nearest Premium ...

Uncle Nearest is named after Nathan “Nearest” Green, the formerly enslaved man who is now recognized as teaching Jack Daniel to distill and is credited as being the first master distiller of his ...