during a time when African Americans didn't have many rights or resources.the visionary entrepreneurs that came before us." Currently in production, Greenwood Whiskey will soon launch in Georgia, Florida, and New York, with expansion planned. Greenwood Whiskey honors "the largest concentration in the U.S. The Tulsa, Oklahoma community of Greenwood was home to hundreds of African American-owned businesses in the early 20th century. Georgia Greenwood Whiskey Kweillin Gordon, Che' Bailey, Sheldon Johns-Harris, and James Roach were inspired by "Black Wall Street" to create Greenwood Whiskey, which is made at Citrus Distillers in Florida and headquartered in Atlanta. While its spirits are sold in Delaware and Maryland and online in Illinois, Painted Stave also has a cocktail garden for those who want to sit and sip on-site. The distillery makes Diamond state bourbon, rye, corn, and pot still whiskey-inspired by Ireland's single pot still style-and other spirits, including vodka, gin, and Double TroubleD, a hop-flavored whiskey distilled from Fordham & Dominion Brewing's Double D Imperial IPA. Located in an old movie theater next door to a church in downtown Smyrna, Painted Stave opened in 2013. Delaware Painted Stave Distilling Ron Gomes was an assistant professor of orthopedics at Penn State University when he teamed up with Michael Rasmussen to open Delaware's first standalone distillery since Prohibition. While Rising Sun's flagship location and production distillery are located in Denver's Lincoln Park neighborhood, the company is also planning to open a tasting room in ski haven Frisco, Colorado later in 2020. The distillery's line of spirits includes bourbon and rye, along with gin, vodka, and a host of creative liqueurs. Colorado Rising Sun Distillery One of just two certified organic distilleries in Colorado, Rising Sun was founded in 2013 by Sol Richardson and his wife, Dawn Nudell Richardson. ![]() ![]() Bottles can be purchased in the Oceanside Distillers tasting room, at select California retailers, and online. Shadow Ridge also offers both light and dark rums, and plans are in the works to produce gin. The distillery makes small-batch whiskeys, often using specialty malts, including bourbon, rye, and American single malt in both peated and unpeated varieties. An interest in homebrewing led Hallman to explore the world of distilling, and now he and his wife, Lisa Ireland, run Shadow Ridge Spirits Co., which is registered under Oceanside Distillers in Oceanside, California. ![]() California Shadow Ridge Spirits Co.Sean Hallman is a former Navy surface warfare officer, and currently a federal civilian employee for the department of Navy. Are we missing someone? Send us an email. They're out there, and they want to share their whisky with you! If you're looking for a Black-owned whisky distillery or company to support, check out the folks below.We plan to continuously update this list as we learn of Black-owned whisky producers. But whisky producers, even those with diverse employee makeup, don't necessarily reflect the same diversity at the ownership level.That doesn't mean there aren't any Black-owned whisky makers, though. Whisky lovers are a varied bunch-just take a glance at the different whisky clubs that have sprung up around the country.
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