95 Proof Whiskey...N95 Masks...Uncle Nearest Has Them Both!

While we're all raising our glasses to honor the health care
workers, first responders, and other essential workers risking
their lives during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, Uncle
Nearest Tennessee Whiskey founder Fawn Weaver is doing something
else to help them. For the last couple of months, she's been
spending thousands of dollars to buy much-needed N95 respirator
masks on the open market at highly inflated prices - and giving
them away to those essential workers around the United States.
Shipping those masks has kept all of her workers employed, and
she's also hiring new employees that have been laid off by other
companies. She'll explain her reasoning on this week's WhiskyCast
In-Depth. In the news, major whisky companies are projecting
sharp sales declines worldwide because of the pandemic, while
more events are being pushed back until later this year or
cancelled outright. We'll have the details, and we'll also pay
tribute to a longtime friend we lost this week.