A new report paints a grim financial picture of Uncle Nearest, a high-profile brand named for an enslaved distiller. But its founder disputes the findings. Founded in 2016, Uncle Nearest was once a ...

Troubled whiskey company Uncle Nearest will remain in the hands of a receiver for at least another month. After five hours of testimony at a hearing on Feb. 9, U.S. District Judge Charles E. Atchley ...

Founder Fawn Weaver remains “unbothered” despite challenges surrounding her whiskey brand Uncle Nearest. Uncle Nearest has been under a court-appointed receivership since August 2025 after reportedly ...

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 ...

Fawn Weaver, Uncle Nearest’s CEO. Photo credit: Paras Griffin/Getty Images. The co-founders of Uncle Nearest and its largest shareholder have reportedly filed a motion calling on a local court to hold ...

Uncle Nearest has been surrounded by controversy since last summer, when the distillery’s main lender filed a lawsuit claiming the founders, Fawn and Keith Weaver, had defaulted on loans worth more ...

Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey co-founders Fawn and Keith Weaver are going on the offensive. According to The Lynchburg Times, the Weavers, alongside Grant Sidney Inc., are suing the company’s former ...

Nearest Green Distillery and Uncle Nearest whiskey founder Fawn Weaver has filed an emergency request for a federal court hearing to defend the spirits business against its lender, Kentucky-based Farm ...

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Consultants to assess the company’s outside assets for possible liquidation. The lawsuit against Uncle Nearest is moving toward a possible bankruptcy. Court filings show that Phillip G. Young Jr. has ...

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 ...

Fawn Weaver, founder and CEO of Uncle Nearest, autographs a bottle of Uncle Nearest before the Florida A&M University Commencement Ceremony at Florida A&M University on 3 May 2025. Credit: Glenn ...