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An Ohio Brewery Owner, a Copper Pot Still, and the Future of Federal Power It is not every day that a man's desire to make a small batch of bourbon at home winds up at the steps of the United States Supreme Court. But John Ream, an accomplished aerospace engineer and brewery owner from Ohio, would

Uncle Nearest's Martha's Vineyard Property Finds a New Buyer — But the Road There Was Anything But Smooth The story of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey has always carried a particular American weight — a brand built on the legacy of Nearest Green, the man history credits with teaching Jack Daniel how

The Receiver Fires Back: Inside Uncle Nearest's Stunning Counterclaim Against Farm Credit Mid-America What began as a straightforward, if brutal, lender enforcement action has taken a turn that almost nobody saw coming. The court-appointed receiver overseeing the battered Uncle Nearest whiskey emp

The Fall of an Icon: How Uncle Nearest's Martha's Vineyard Property Became the First Domino Few stories in American spirits have carried the emotional weight of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey. Built from scratch on the long-buried legacy of Nathan "Nearest" Green — the man who taught Jack Daniel to

Judge Dismisses Defamation Suit Against Bardstown Bourbon Whistleblower, Deepening Scrutiny of the Distillery's Corporate Culture A Kentucky circuit court judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit that a former Bardstown Bourbon Company executive filed against the whistleblower at the center of a h

A Dream Project at The Kentucky Castle Is Now Mired in Debt and Litigation When Wes Henderson sold Angel's Envy to Bacardi in 2015, it capped one of the most celebrated entrepreneurial runs in modern bourbon history. The brand he built alongside his father, the late master distiller Lincoln Hender

A Potential Buyer Has Emerged for Uncle Nearest — and the Mystery Runs Deep Nine months of courtroom battles, mounting debt, workforce cuts, and a founder stripped of control have brought one of the most remarkable brands in American whiskey to an unexpected crossroads. On June 1, 2026, court-appo

A 158-Year-Old Law, Two Conflicting Rulings, and a Constitutional Showdown Nobody Saw Coming For the better part of 160 years, a law written during the Reconstruction era has made it a federal offense for any American to distill spirits in their own home — even a single bottle of whiskey meant for

A Cease and Desist Before the Doors Even Open Lance and Anjalie Wassink had a plan. They were going to open Legacy Winery & Spirits inside Terra Station, a $32.5 million mixed-use development on School Avenue in Hudsonville, Michigan, and give their community something it had never seen before

Brough Brothers Distillery has been through five years of legal battles, a court ruling it disagrees with, and a public fight over who gets to claim a piece of American bourbon history. Now, with the lawsuit behind them, the Louisville-based operation is turning its attention to something it says