The husband and wife duo behind this Tennessee-based distillery are redefining whiskey, community, and the legacy of Uncle ...

But co-founder Fawn Weaver tells ‘From the Ground Up’ her work is far from over. Uncle Nearest’s Fawn Weaver didn’t celebrate ...

One year later, entrepreneur and author Fawn Weaver launched a whiskey brand to honor Nearest Green, the enslaved person ...

During a recent trip to Tennessee, Keith Weaver strolled the Uncle Nearest Distillery, a historic property in Shelbyville, sharing stories about he and his wife’s Fawn’s journey from Hollywood ...

Gail Martin and Doug Farmwald discuss Love & Whiskey. In Love & Whiskey, author Fawn Weaver restores Nearest Green to his true place in history, a true bourbon distiller. Green, the formerly ...

The somewhat conflicting data has prompted Fawn Weaver, founder of the Shelbyville, Tennessee-based whiskey company Uncle Nearest, to urge the government to keep things in perspective.

Fawn Weaver, founder and CEO of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, launched the Nearest Green Legacy Scholarship Fund for Green's direct descendants, and is paving the way for other BIPOC founders.

That changed in 2016, when Fawn Weaver, now CEO of Uncle Nearest, Inc., rediscovered his legacy. A front-page article in the international edition of the New York Times highlighted the connection ...