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 ...

Uncle Nearest’s legendary lineup of whiskeys continues to grow with their latest release: rye. “Today, we continue celebrating the legacy of Nearest Green, the godfather of Tennessee whiskey, with 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.

In response to the ruling that her whiskey brand, Uncle Nearest, will be placed under a receivership, CEO Fawn Weaver took to social media to tell followers that she and the brand are still going ...

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 ...

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 ...

Uncle Nearest Founder and CEO Fawn Weaver knows how to tell a story. Years ago the world fell in love with the story she helped bring to light. The story of Nearest Green, the enslaved distiller who ...

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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. Shocking claims ...

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 ...

As the seventh most-visited distillery in the world, Uncle Nearest is far more than a place to sip whiskey—it’s a living tribute to a remarkable story of innovation, resilience, and community. During ...

Writer Fawn Weaver spent last year digging into the unknown story of Nearest Green, mentor of whiskey distiller Jack Daniels and, per her research, the U.S.'s first African-American master distiller.