Uncle Nearest, Fawn Weaver facing bombshell $20M accusation from receivership weeks before judge’s ruling

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

Judge orders receiver to take over Uncle Nearest, TN whiskey brand facing $108M lawsuit

For the eight years it has been on liquor store shelves, Uncle Nearest has capitalized on the personal brand of its founder and CEO Fawn Weaver, who created the company to honor the legacy of the ...
AOL

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

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 ...
The Grio

Who is Fawn Weaver? The Black woman CEO fighting to keep Uncle Nearest

The fate of the billion-dollar whiskey brand Uncle Nearest changed course last week when a Tennessee judge ruled in favor of one of its lenders, Farm Credit Mid America, ordering that it should be ...