Despite marketing, the brand has been pulled off store shelves and cocktail menus over financial uncertainty, she said.

As AFROTECH previously reported, Uncle Nearest — a whiskey brand that reportedly surpassed a $1 billion valuation — was ...

SHELBYVILLE — The fifth of September is a special date for Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey. It’s a date that stretches across three centuries, on a journey to preserve the legacy of America's first ...

Behind CEO Fawn Weaver's whiskey brand is the story of Nearest Green, a formerly enslaved Black man fondly known as Uncle Nearest. Uncle Nearest was a pioneer of distilling Tennessee whiskey, and also ...

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 ...

Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey has closed a $2.1 million deal to acquire land for the expansion of the company’s distillery, reported Afro Tech. The premium beverage brand is owned by a Black woman ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey has announced it’s planning a distillery, tasting room and music venue for the historic Tennessee Walking Horse farm and event center, ...

Uncle Nearest has added three new rye whiskeys to its permanent lineup. Nearest Green Distillery launched its first new, nationally available whiskey today. The whiskey, Uncle Nearest Straight Rye ...

Uncle Nearest whiskey honors the former slave who taught Jack Daniels how to make whiskey. The new Nearest Green Distillery is set to open in Shelbyville later this year. The distillery plans to pay ...