August 2025 - Distillery Trail

Nearest Green Distillery - Founders Fawn and Keith Weaver at the Uncle Nearest House on the Vineyard

Breaking: Federal Judge Orders Receivership for Nearest Green Distillery – Uncle Nearest Whiskey – Company Owes $108M

August 15, 2025 / Distillery Trail / Nearest Green Distillery

The $108 million case of Farm Credit Mid-America versus Uncle Nearest continues. On August 8,

Independent Again – Copper & Kings American Brandy Ownership Comes Back Home with Acquisition from Constellation Brands

August 8, 2025 / Distillery Trail

Since its founding, Copper & Kings American Brandy Company in Louisville, Kentucky, has always rocked to

Kentucky Bourbon Festival - September 10-13, 2026, Bardstown, Kentucky, The Bourbon Capital of the World,

Kentucky Bourbon Festival Announces 2026 Dates for the World’s Original Bourbon Festival

August 6, 2025 / Distillery Trail / Kentucky Bourbon Festival

The Kentucky Bourbon Festival announced next year’s festival will be September 10-13, 2026, in Bardstown, Kentucky,

Uncle Nearst Distillery - Uncle Nearest Founder and CEO Fawn Weaver at the Uncle Nearest House on the Vineyard

Nearest Green Distillery Founder Fawn Weaver Responds to Farm Credit’s ‘Salacious and Inaccurate Allegations’ – ‘Mount Up’

August 6, 2025 / Distillery Trail / Nearest Green Distillery

Farm Credit Mid-America, the plaintiff, has submitted a ‘Verified Complaint’ against defendants Uncle Nearest, Inc.,

Uncle Nearst Distillery - Uncle Nearest Founder and CEO Fawn Weaver at the Uncle Nearest House on the Vineyard

Farm Credit Mid-America Files $100M Suit Against Nearest Green Distillery – Requests Receivership

August 6, 2025 / Distillery Trail / Nearest Green Distillery

The old adage is it takes money to make money could not be truer than

National Bourbon Week - 2026 National Bourbon Week, Bardstown, Kentucky June 14-21, 2026

‘National Bourbon Week’ Returns to Bardstown, Kentucky in 2026 – Save the Date

August 5, 2025 / Distillery Trail / Bardstown, Bourbon Capital Alliance

Bourbon Heritage Month may fall in September each year but that doesn’t stop Bardstown, Kentucky,

WhistlePig Whiskey - Visitor Center and Tasting Room, Louisville, Kentucky 2025

Hard Hat Tour – Vermont’s ‘WhistlePig Whiskey Vault’ Nears Opening on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail

August 1, 2025 / Distillery Trail / WhistlePig

WhistlePig Whiskey Distillery in Shoreham, Vermont, began as a spirits brand known for its rye whiskey. The