Jay-Z-Backed Whiskey Maker Uncle Nearest Battles Lender

More than a century after Nathan “Nearest” Green — the formerly enslaved man who taught Jack Daniel to distill whiskey — was ...

Uncle Nearest CEO appeals order dismissing bankruptcy filing

Attorneys for CEO Fawn Weaver appealed the judge's ruling that Uncle Nearest's receiver had exclusive authority to make bankruptcy filings.

Uncle Nearest whiskey bankruptcy claim dismissed as court says co-founder lacks authority to file after $108M lawsuit

Months after Tennessee whiskey brand Uncle Nearest was hit with a $108 million lawsuit for an alleged breach of loan ...

KY bank: Jay-Z secretly loaned money to Uncle Nearest, which fraudulently hid it

A Kentucky lender and a distillery founder are trading allegations of fraud in a receivership fight over a financially ...

Uncle Nearest in bankruptcy? What the judge ruled in Tennessee

Earlier this week, Uncle Nearest founder Fawn Weaver announced that she had filed bankruptcy petitions for the distillery and ...
The Grio

Receiver reports Uncle Nearest has ‘very good’ chance of recovery weeks after falling into receivership

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.

Uncle Nearest files for Chapter 11 as beloved whiskey brand sues Kentucky-based lender over ‘smear campaign’

In a video uploaded to Instagram, CEO Fawn Weaver told followers and longtime supporters that she was committed to ...
Forbes

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 ...