Fawn Weaver and company, startled by the Harold Washington animatronic at the DuSable Museum in Chicago, June 25, 2024.The Uncle Nearest saga began eight years to the day before the above picture was taken.That was when Clay Risen revealed Nathan…
The Uncle Nearest Distillery in Shelbyville, Tennessee.I’d like to take a moment to offer some perspective on the Uncle Nearest situation. This is especially for folks who jumped to the conclusion that it was a scam from jump.FAT Brands is a glob…
E. H. Taylor was one of the prominent distillery owners who lobbied on behalf of the Act.Last month I posted “Whiskey’s Biggest Lie,” debunking the marketing practice of brands claiming ancient recipes and unchanged methods, implying that whiskey…
An aging warehouse at Bardstown Bourbon Company.Last Friday, a lawsuit was filed in Nelson County in which Sylvia E. Sanders accused Bardstown Bourbon Company (BBC), parent Lofted Spirits, Lofted CEO Mark Erwin, BBC president Peter Marino, Pritzk…
The Uncle Nearest facility in Shelbyville, Tennessee.My post last Friday, made in anticipation of the hearing in Knoxville federal court on Monday, received more than 10,000 views. For this blog, that’s a lot. Many people are interested in this s…
The Uncle Nearest home place in Shelbyville, Tennessee.Uncle Nearest is a brand of American whiskey that launched about a decade ago. Started from nothing, it did very well, but now it’s in trouble.A hearing on Monday at the federal courthouse in…
Watching Mary Martin’s “Peter Pan” on TV was a major milestone for young boomers. NBC was the first American television network to broadcast in color, in 1954. That is, they broadcast some programs in color, just a handful at first. Mos…
The United States invaded another country to arrest its president. Is that legal?When Russia invaded Ukraine, international law was invoked. When the Trump administration began to blowup alleged drug ships off Venezuela, it made another appearanc…
In fact, their whiskey sucked.Back in 2016, when Beam dropped the 9-year age statement from its Knob Creek bourbon, the brand’s fans were outraged: “This is so unfair to the consumers and fans,” “Flavor/Taste profile is a joke to justify keeping …
The “drunk monkey” hypothesis suggests humans evolved from primates that ate fermented fruit.A recent article in The Economist features this headline: “How humankind’s 10m-year love affair with booze might end.”“Alcohol is poison” has become a po…
