Fawn Weaver founded Uncle Nearest to honor the formerly enslaved master distiller who taught Jack Daniel the secret to making great whiskey. Seven years later, she owns the most successful Black-owned ...

Federal judge ordered receivership for Uncle Nearest after $100M loan default. Farm Credit alleges asset discrepancies while Weaver family rejects bankruptcy. Company seeks new investors to acquire ...

Nathan Nearest Green rose from the inhumanity of slavery to lift American spirits around the world. Green lived in bondage in the years before the Civil War. He operated a farmhouse distillery for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate Dingwall is a Toronto-based sommelier and drinks writer. Brown-Forman BF.B ’s Jack Daniel’s Distillery and the Nearest Green ...