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Founder Fawn Weaver may lose control of her cult Tennessee whiskey distillery after a judge mandates a receivership—unless a ...
Jack Daniel's newest release is a blackberry whiskey that offers a surprisingly good profile. Read what else we thought of the spirit here.
A federal judge has ordered that Uncle Nearest be placed in receivership, after a lender claimed the company’s finances are ...
Tennessee’s Nearest Green Distillery, the whiskey company behind the acclaimed Uncle Nearest brand, has been placed under federal receivership after defaulting on more than $100 million in loans, ...
An expert said the goal of the takeover seems to be to preserve Uncle Nearest's brand and restructure its debt, if possible.
CEO Fawn Weaver said in a video on Instagram after the ruling, "I built this company, I own this company, I run this company." ...
In 2021, the brand became the best-selling African-American-owned and founded spirit brand after selling nearly 1.5 million ...
Uncle Nearest claimed four of five golds at the 2025 BTI Tennessee whiskey judging, but Costco’s Kirkland showed even value ...
Uncle Nearest whiskey is rooted in a historic friendship between Jack Daniel and Nathan Green, dating back 150 years in ...
Since 1866, the name Lynchburg meant one thing: whiskey. The Tennessee community’s identity has been intertwined with Jack ...