A group called NexGen2780 told the federal judge overseeing the Uncle Nearest case that they want to buy out the $108 million ...

Uncle Nearest receiver Phillip G.

The owners don’t want to sell, but a $108 million loan is looming.

A Georgia-based investor group has formally expressed interest in acquiring the assets of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey as ...

Beyond financial issues, the lawsuit claims there was a deliberate effort to spread a false story that the Weavers were ...

The Tennessee-based whiskey and bourbon brand have been in receivership since fall 2025, with the Weavers fighting to regain ...

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, ...

*A federal court order placed Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey and its Nearest Green Distillery in Shelbyville, Tennessee, under receivership, raising questions about the brand’s future. As Newsweek ...

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 ...

Could a lengthy receivership hurt the whiskey brand's value and shareholders stake?

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 ...

As the seventh most-visited distillery in the world, Uncle Nearest is far more than a place to sip whiskey—it’s a living tribute to a remarkable story of innovation, resilience, and community. During ...