These are the words a court-appointed receiver recently used to describe Uncle Nearest, the Tennessee whiskey brand that honors the enslaved man who taught Jack Daniel how to distill. Once reportedly ...

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 ...

Judge keeps Uncle Nearest in receivership pending briefs due Feb. 26, 2026. Farm Credit alleges over $100 million loan default and disputes company solvency. Receiver seeks broader control after ...

Weaver contests receivership and says company worth at least $600M. Receiver, Farm Credit report insolvency; receiver notes missing tax returns. Court will hear Feb. 9 on receivership, foreclosure ...

Troubled whiskey company Uncle Nearest will remain in the hands of a receiver for at least another month. After five hours of testimony at a hearing on Feb. 9, U.S. District Judge Charles E. Atchley ...

KNOXVILLE — Fawn Weaver testified before a filled courtroom Feb. 9 to try to claw back control of Uncle Nearest, the Tennessee whiskey company a federal judge has ruled is better off out of her hands.

After she dropped to her knees outside her home in Midlothian, Virginia, suffocating, after she was lifted into the ambulance and told herself, “I can’t die this way,” and after emergency workers at ...

An iconic American whiskey brand is teetering on the brink of Chapter 7 liquidation, which would force the sale of its vast vineyards and real estate portfolio. While in receivership, Uncle Nearest ...

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This is not a drill. This is not a narrative war. And it is not about optics. What’s happening with Uncle Nearest is playing out in federal court, through sworn affidavits, financial exhibits, and ...