Former whiskey unicorn Uncle Nearest is struggling to survive after defaulting on $108 million in loans

Founded in 2017 by Fawn Weaver, Uncle Nearest was created to celebrate the formerly enslaved Nearest Green, who taught Jack Daniel how to make whiskey. Weaver may lose control after a judge placed it under receivership—unless a white knight investor bails her out.

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