On Friday, the Tullahoma News reported that Uncle Nearest and Nearest Green Distillery are facing a lawsuit from a Louisville, Kentucky-based creditor, Farm Credit Mid-America, PCA, which claims ...

Financial troubles have pushed Tennessee’s Nearest Green Distillery, the celebrated Black-owned whiskey brand, into receivership.

The future of the reportedly billion-dollar, Black-owned whiskey brand, “Uncle Nearest,” is now dependent on what it can do while under a receivership.

Fawn Weaver who created the black-owned Uncle Nearest whiskey brand was hit with a $100 million lawsuit alleging she defaulted on multiple bank loans to fund an extravagant lifestyle, according to ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Uncle Nearest, a Tennessee whiskey brand, is facing a federal lawsuit of $108 million from Farm Credit Mid-America.

A federal judge has ordered that Uncle Nearest be placed in receivership, after a lender claimed the company’s finances are in disarray.

The lender is asking for the court to appoint a receiver to take over operations at Uncle Nearest.

Farm Credit Mid-America claims Uncle Nearest owes them more than $100 million, but the Black-owned whiskey brand says there's a lot more to the story.

Uncle Nearest whiskey distillery placed in receivership by a judge due to financial disputes. Fawn Weaver's future role in marketing remains unclear.