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We review Whiskey Town Straight Bourbon Whiskey, finished on oak staves from a California-based distillery.

The first two companies slated to receive investments are: Equiano, a London-based Afro-Caribbean rum brand founded by Ian Burrell and Aaisha Dadral and named in honor of writer and abolitionist Olaudah Equiano, who was enslaved at 11 years old and later bought his freedom using money he earned trading rum. Jack From Brooklyn, Inc., the first-known Black-owned distillery in the country following Prohibition. The fund is now accepting applications on its website.  'One day, someone would be willing to invest in it and in me' Jack From Brooklyn, Inc., founded by Jackie Summers, is the make...

One of first investments will revive Sorel Liqueur

Share this article SHELBYVILLE, Tenn., June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, the fastest-growing American whiskey brand in U.S. history and the most-awarded Bourbon of 2019 and 2020 worldwide, announced the formation of the Uncle Nearest Venture Fund. The $50 million fund was created specifically to invest in rapidly growing, minority-founded and owned spirit brands. According to Fawn Weaver, Uncle Nearest founder and CEO, it's by design that the timing of the announcement comes on the 100 th anniversary of the destruction of Black Wall Street. Fawn Weaver, Un...

100 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre, Uncle Nearest Whiskey CEO Fawn Weaver launched a fund to help minority spirit brand owners succeed.