Uncle Nearest is making history as the fastest-growing Ameri­can whiskey brand ever, according to Forbes. As AFROTECH™ previously told you, Fawn Weaver serves as founder and CEO and established the ...

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.

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 new whiskey distillery with a special place in American history will open its doors to the public in Tennessee in September. The company, called Uncle Nearest, honors the first known African ...

Fawn Weaver founded Uncle Nearest to honor the formerly enslaved master distiller who taught Jack Daniel the secret to making great whiskey. Seven years later, she owns the most successful Black-owned ...

Federal judge orders receivership of Uncle Nearest due to $108M loan default. Court cites $24M in misrepresented inventory as key risk to loan security. Weavers may stay involved in brand marketing to ...

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Farm Credit Mid-America says Uncle Nearest owes it more than $100 million in unpaid principal and interest. The company says the actions of a former chief financial officer are to blame. Uncle Nearest ...

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 ...

Receiver asks court to add 10 related entities to distillery receivership pool. Founders oppose expansion, call entities separate and allege financial, reputational harm. Founders say Uncle Nearest ...