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Uncle Nearest's Martha's Vineyard Sale Signals Brand's Fall
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
Defamation Suit Dismissed Against Bardstown Bourbon Whistleblower
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
Angel's Envy Founder's Kentucky Castle Distillery Mired in Debt
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
Mystery Buyer Emerges for Uncle Nearest Amid Receivership
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
The Federal Home Distilling Ban Heads to the Supreme Court
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
Big Bourbon Bullied This Michigan Distillery
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
Kentucky's First Black-Owned Distillery Closes a Legal Chapter — and Opens a Historic One
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
Kentucky's 'First Black-Owned' Bourbon Title Sparked a Legal Fight — Here's Who Won
A years-long legal dispute between two Kentucky bourbon companies over who holds the title of the state's first Black-owned bourbon distillery has come to a close, at least for the time being, after a federal appeals court sided with Fresh Bourbon LLC earlier this year. The ruling, handed down
Uncle Nearest Founders Sue Their Bank
The story of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey was always supposed to be one of triumph. A Black distiller from Tennessee who taught Jack Daniel how to make whiskey, finally getting the recognition he deserved more than 160 years later. A brand built by a Black woman who saw that story and refused to l
Uncle Nearest Faces $100M Lawsuit
The Nearest Green Distillery, home to the celebrated Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, is caught in a legal storm that’s got the whiskey world buzzing. Based in Shelbyville, Tennessee, this fast-rising star in American whiskey is facing a massive $100 million lawsuit from its primary lender, Farm Cre
