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‘Billion-Dollar’ Black-Owned Uncle Nearest Whiskey Brand Could Be In Big Trouble

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Farm Credit Mid-America claims Uncle Nearest owes them more than $100 million, but the Black-owned whiskey brand says there's a lot more to the story. Read more...

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‘Billion-dollar’ Black-Owned Uncle Nearest Whiskey Brand Could Be In Big Trouble

Farm Credit Mid-America claims Uncle Nearest owes them more than $100 million, but the Black-owned whiskey brand says there's a lot more to the story. Read more...

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Lawsuit accuses Uncle Nearest whiskey co-founder Fawn Weaver of defaulting on $108M loan

A $100 million lawsuit has been filed against against Fawn and Keith Weaver, owners of the first whiskey distillery named in honor of a Black American Louisville-based Farm Credit Mid

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Sandra Rose broke the news in on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
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