It was once deemed the fasted growing whiskey brand in the country. Now, the fate of Uncle Nearest and its owners are up in the air after a lawsuit has rocked the spirits world. Now that shocking ...

Almost two months after the company fell under a receivership, Uncle Nearest’s prospects for success look “very good.” On Wednesday, October 1, Receiver Phillip G. Young Jr. filed a report in the U.S.

The receiver appointed in the Uncle Nearest vs. Farm Credit Mid-America legal matter reports progress is being made regarding debt refinancing and notes a finalized 13-week budget including ...

Federal judge appoints Phillip G. Young as receiver for Uncle Nearest brand. Weavers may continue brand management under court-approved receiver oversight. Receiver granted authority to initiate ...

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 ...

Uncle Nearest paid the Guinness World Records $125,000 to have a 518-foot bar at its Tennessee distillery declared “longest bar in the world,” according to a new court filing. The whiskey then ...

Uncle Nearest owners, Fawn and Keith Weaver, have since denied the accusations and called the lawsuit "salacious and inaccurate.” Uncle Nearest Inc., a whiskey company founded in Shelbyville, ...

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 ...

A court has ruled a receiver will be appointed related to the lawsuit involving the owners of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey and their lender, which claims it is owed more than $100 million related to ...