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Black woman-owned whiskey brand Uncle Nearest hit with $100M lawsuit, facing bank takeover

Black woman-owned whiskey brand Uncle Nearest hit with $100M lawsuit, facing bank takeover

Farm Credit Mid-America PCA filed a federal lawsuit on July 28, alleging that Tennessee whiskey producer Uncle Nearest defaulted on $100 million in loans. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Tennessee, names Uncle Nearest, its Nearest Green Distillery, and co-founders Fawn and Keith Weaver as defendants. According to Farm…

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