The Beginning of the End for Uncle Nearest?
A critical court hearing is set for Monday in the Uncle Nearest receivership case in Tennessee. Founder Fawn Weaver wants to terminate the receivership and take back control of the company, while the receiver says Uncle Nearest is insolvent and putting it back in Weaver’s hands will lead to foreclosure on $108 million in loans. We’ll get the latest on the case from Janet Patton, who covers the whiskey industry for the Lexington Herald-Leader and has been tracking the case. In the news, Kirin has agreed to sell Four Roses Bourbon to E&J Gallo for approximately $775 million, and we’ll have details of two economic reports on the health of the whiskey business.
Episode 1148: February 8, 2026
Links: Lexington Herald-Leader | Uncle Nearest | Four Roses | Kentucky Distillers Association | Distilled Spirits Council | Glen Wyvis Distillery | Ardbeg | Lagavulin | Arbikie Distillery | Murray McDavid | Woodford Reserve | Chattanooga Whiskey Co. | Suntory | New Riff Distilling | High West
