Have you tried Uncle Nearest whiskey? I’m thrilled to share my latest magazine feature, all about this incredibly fast-growing business and its founder and CEO Fawn Weaver. After visiting Uncle ...

It’s time to toast to Uncle Nearest once again! Uncle Nearest, Inc., the makers of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, the most-awarded bourbon and American whiskey for six years running, announces the ...

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 ...

A federal judge has ordered that Uncle Nearest be placed in receivership, after a lender claimed the company’s finances are in disarray. Uncle Nearest whiskey was named for Nearest Green, an enslaved ...

Uncle Nearest, the fastest-growing American whiskey brand, is now $1.1 billion, according to Forbes. Launched by Fawn Weaver in 2016, Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey has rapidly gained global ...

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” ...

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*A federal court order placed Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey and its Nearest Green Distillery in Shelbyville, Tennessee, under receivership, raising questions about the brand’s future. As Newsweek ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Black man born during slavery is now known as the Godfather of Tennessee whiskey. “I am hopeful that they know the story,” said Victoria Eady Butler. “They are raising a ...

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