Key moments from court as Weaver fights for control of Uncle Nearest

Inside the federal courthouse in Knoxville, more than three hours from Uncle Nearest’s Shelbyville headquarters, Weaver and a ...

Uncle Nearest case goes before a judge. What was said in the receivership hearing

Founder Fawn Weaver hoped to get her troubled whiskey company back; Kentucky lender Farm Credit threatened to foreclose, citing insolvency.
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Uncle Nearest Receivership Exposes Bad Business as Investors Line Up to Sue

Looking at Fawn Weaver’s Instagram, you might think Uncle Nearest is simply under attack. But the Uncle Nearest receivership ...

Uncle Nearest in financial shambles, hasn't filed taxes in years: Receiver

The whiskey company Uncle Nearest is at risk of sale, according to a report by a neutral third party appointed to temporarily ...
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Former Whiskey Unicorn Uncle Nearest Is Struggling To Survive After Defaulting On $108 Million In Loans

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 ...

Fawn Weaver fires back on insolvency, claims Uncle Nearest worth over half-billion

Competing narratives about the troubled whiskey company, missing bourbon barrels and unpaid taxes go to judge next week.
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‘Billion-dollar’ Black-Owned Uncle Nearest Whiskey Brand Could Be In Big Trouble

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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How To Build A Whiskey Unicorn

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 ...