Cultureshift — Spirits

Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, the most-awarded Bourbon and American Whiskey of 2019, 2020, and 2021, announced today that its sales exceeded $100 million through October 2022, with an on-track forecast to more than double that total by the end of 2023. Its recently expanded 323-acre distillery has already welcomed more than 100,000 guests with that number increasing significantly every week. The company was founded by its CEO Fawn Weaver in 2017. She was then joined by Chief Business Officer Katharine Jerkens and, shortly after, Victoria Eady Butler, the great-great-granddaughter of the company's namesake, Nearest Green, and four-time Master Blender of the Year recipient. Last year, Uncle Nearest announced it...

Ciara wants to change how you think about rum.  It’s not just for sugary frozen daiquiris on Spring Break, or that one time you had a punch after going sailing in the British Virgin Islands. A good rum can be for celebration, both major events and those everyday victories and milestones where you’re taking time to reflect on the moment. For the singer, songwriter and entrepreneur, that was planning out her first cocktail after breastfeeding her son Win for 10 months. “I had a classic mojito. It’s one of my go-tos, and it was really good,” she said, laughing. “Imagine, I was...

Jay-Z hasn’t been a billionaire for too long and is already pursuing litigation for business deals that match or exceed his net worth. The 52-year-old’s lawsuit against Bacardi over their D’Usse partnership could reportedly be worth $2 billion. One of the case’s arbitrators, Daniel Schimmel, is the head of the International Litigation and Arbitration practice of Foley Hoag’s New York office. His experience profile notes the $2 billion number as part of Schimmel’s work history. “Chair of an ICDR Tribunal with a seat in New York in an arbitration between members of a Delaware limited liability company. The amount in dispute exceeds US$2 billion,” the arbitrator’s website...

Brough Brothers Distillery is planning its second location in Louisville in a building on River Road close to Waterfront Park. The Louisville-based bourbon and spirits maker intends to start manufacturing operations by the end of the year and open a tasting room, bar and outdoor games space by next March, co-owner and CEO Victor Yarbrough said. Brough Brothers, which also includes Victor Yarbrough’s brothers Chris and Bryson, runs a distillery off Dixie Highway in the Park Hill neighborhood. “We wanted to have more of a consumer experience in a location that we felt had heavy foot traffic,” Victor Yarbrough said....