The fate of the billion-dollar whiskey brand Uncle Nearest changed course last week when a Tennessee judge ruled in favor of one of its lenders, Farm Credit Mid America, ordering that it should be ...

Last summer, a Kentucky court placed the beloved whiskey and bourbon brand in a receivership and continues to argue that ...

These are the words a court-appointed receiver recently used to describe Uncle Nearest, the Tennessee whiskey brand that honors the enslaved man who taught Jack Daniel how to distill. Once reportedly ...

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 ...

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A federal judge is weighing whether Fawn and Keith Weaver should be put back in charge of whiskey-maker Uncle Nearest.

Uncle Nearest was the fastest growing whiskey brand in the country. It was bringing home awards from international competitions as it rocketed toward a $1 billion valuation and certified “unicorn” ...