Uncle Nearest paid the Guinness World Records $125,000 to have a 518-foot bar at its Tennessee distillery declared “longest bar in the world,” according to a new court filing. The whiskey then ...

A popular whiskey brand has been slapped with a $100 million lawsuit for allegedly not paying back its loans, according to court documents. Farm Credit Mid-America, which is based in Louisville, ...

Another prominent distiller is in financial turmoil: Uncle Nearest and Nearest Green Distillery in Tennessee owes millions and is facing a bank takeover. Louisville-based Farm Credit Mid-America PCA ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the intersection of leadership, culture & equity in business. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 27: Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey ...

The fate of the billion-dollar whiskey brand Uncle Nearest changed course last week when a Tennessee judge ruled in favor of one of its lenders, Farm Credit Mid America, ordering that it should be ...

A federal judge has ordered that Uncle Nearest be placed in receivership, after a lender claimed the company’s finances are in disarray. Uncle Nearest whiskey was named for Nearest Green, an enslaved ...

Uncle Nearest paid $125K for a Guinness record used to market its bar brand. Farm Credit seeks court approval to probe financial links among related entities. Lender alleges misuse of loan funds and ...