Fawn Weaver, founder and CEO of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, appeared on camera this week from her Nearest Green Distillery in Shelbyville, Tennessee, addressing recent challenges and reaffirming her leadership of the celebrated spirits brand.
The celebrated entrepreneur whose whiskey brand has been touted as the fastest-growing Black-owned spirits brand in U.S.history, addressed her followers after what she described as a turbulent month that had many in the industryquestioning whether the brand—and her leadership—would survive.
“They thought Uncle Nearest wouldn’t still be here,” Weaver said, visibly emotional in the video shared on Instagram. “A month ago, they thought that I would no longer be the owner and the CEO. But here we are. We grew.”…