A Georgia-based investor group has formally expressed interest in acquiring the assets of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey as ...

The American whiskey maker has reportedly called on a local court to hold an emergency hearing to reconsider receivership.

The Tennessee-based whiskey and bourbon brand have been in receivership since fall 2025, with the Weavers fighting to regain ...

A lawsuit against the whiskey brand’s former CFO combines misconduct allegations, a nine-figure lender dispute and a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Did you catch my latest story on Uncle Nearest founder Fawn Weaver fighting for control of her Tennessee whiskey brand? A federal judge placed it under receivership earlier this month over defaulting ...

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 ...

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 ...

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