On May 16, Fearless Fund announced it has invested in LS Cream, the first Black-owned cream liqueur, at the valuation of $10 million.

Victor George Spirits announces that it has closed an equity stake deal with Palm Beach Distillery to kick off the new year.

HBCU graduate Darrin Eakins launched DuBlase, his very own whiskey brand in hopes of launching Black owners into the spirits industry.

The days of men being the face of the spirits industry are behind us as women are being ushered to the forefront and making their mark along the way.

If you’re a whiskey lover, you are in for a treat! Jason Ridgel is a Black entrepreneur who just signed a historic partnership deal with a Kentucky-based Black-owned distributor for his whiskey brand, Guidance Whiskey. With this power move, the Tennessee-based whiskey has been selling like hotcakes! Founded in 2018, Guidance Whiskey is a premium craft whiskey that’s produced in small batches to fully ensure its taste and quality would appeal to consumers’ preferences, particularly African Americans. According to BlackBusiness.com , you can find Guidance Whiskey online for delivery in 43 states as well as on the shelves in stores in Kentucky, Florida, California, Georgia, and Tennessee. Now, with this partnership deal, the products will be on the shelves of 50 more retail locations in five states, which includes 10 stores in Kentucky. Ridgel shares how he had to go through a lot of “nos” before achieving such a big “yes.” “I was told ‘no’ by a bunch of distributors,” he said in an...