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 ...

A federal judge is weighing whether Fawn and Keith Weaver should be put back in charge of whiskey-maker Uncle Nearest.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

While spectators may think the case is about cleaning up a debt, it's more about who has control in Uncle Nearest’s future as it is unclear who has the final say when a company is in receivership.

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 ...

Looking at Fawn Weaver’s Instagram, you might think Uncle Nearest is simply under attack. But the Uncle Nearest receivership tells a completely different story. This is not about the white […] ...

Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey has initiated its second annual HBCU Old Fashioned Challenge, designed to generate funds for HBCUs. According to a press release, on Jan. 15, Uncle Nearest Premium ...

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 ...

Black owned whiskey brand Uncle Nearest just hit $100 million in sales this past October, and experts say that as one of the fastest growing companies on the market, it is the brand to look out for in ...