It is a turbulent time for Uncle Nearest. The Tennessee whiskey company is engulfed in a contentious lawsuit over more than $100 million in debt. Court filings allege years of mismanagement. Other ...

One of the few Black-owned operations in the spirits industry, the Tennessee distillery had grown rapidly before unraveling ...

Founded in 2017, Uncle Nearest opened their distillery in 2019, and became a powerhouse in the whiskey industry before ...

Uncle Nearest is insolvent and owes millions of dollars to vendors including WhistlePig and American Spirits, its creditors claim. The company will be involved in a hearing next week as CEO Fawn ...

A new court filing indicates Uncle Nearest is under a federal investigation. A two-sentence notice from the receiver running Uncle Nearest shows he hired a law firm to advise him on how to respond.

A new report paints a grim financial picture of Uncle Nearest, a high-profile brand named for an enslaved distiller. But its founder disputes the findings. Founded in 2016, Uncle Nearest was once a ...