Last summer, a Kentucky court placed the beloved whiskey and bourbon brand in a receivership and continues to argue that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Uncle Nearest is a distillery and brand named after the man who is now credited with teaching Jack Daniel how to make whiskey and being the first Black master distiller. The brand released its first ...