Fawn Weaver, the founder of the acclaimed Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, remains “unshaken” after a federal court order hammered down on Aug. 14 cast serious doubt on the future of her Shelbyville, ...

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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 ...

Fawn Weaver, the CEO of the award-winning whiskey brand Uncle Nearest, has adopted a defiant stance in the wake of the company being placed in receivership last week. In a new social media post, ...

The buzzing Black woman-led whisky brand Uncle Nearest is giving back to historically black colleges and universities across the country. This week, the top-selling premium whisky brand announced the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nashville-based craft brewery Tennessee Brew Works, Chicago-based Turner Häus Brewery, and Shelbyville-based Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey are joining forces for a ...

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 ...

The Nearest Green Distillery, home to the celebrated Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, is caught in a legal storm that’s got the whiskey world buzzing. Based in Shelbyville, Tennessee, this fast-rising ...

Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey has done it again, dropping a bottle that’s got everyone talking. The 2025 Master Blend Edition, named the World’s Best Bourbon by top bartenders at the 2025 Bartender ...

Fawn Weaver, the first African-American woman to lead a major spirits brand. Fawn Weaver is the CEO and Founder of Grant Sidney and Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey and the first African-American woman ...