9 Emerging Black Owned Beverage Brands To Try Out
Uncovering some amazing black-owned alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage brands that have been making their mark in the industry.
We are back with our yearly black history month edition which celebrates and spotlights black-owned beverage brands. We love working with a range of black-owned drink brands throughout the year and in light of black history month, we’ve put together a list of some of our favourite brands for you to try for yourself.
Celebrating and supporting black-owned beverage brands is very important to us and allows us to continue to champion diversity within the drinks industry.
We have compiled a list ranging from ready-to-drink cocktails and mocktails to frozen sorbet cocktails!
Bursting flavours ranging from ginger, mango, pineapple, matcha and more - there’s a drink for every sipper!
Each brand has its own story behind the product that links back to culture, heritage and family recipes that have been passed down. Noticing the gap within the market, some of the founders who are members of the African and Caribbean diaspora are on a mission to spread their culture through beverages to the wider world and beyond.
If you are on the lookout for some new drinks to add to your roster or a conscious buyer wanting to diversify the brands you support, then check out the list below and start shopping!
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Sweet Miracles is more than a beverage company. It is a brand that aims to bring people together through similar tastes and the fun of socialising.
Selling ready-to-drink, craft cocktails because creating amazing new flavours and concepts means nothing if you can’t enjoy it with a smile!
These drinks are full of flavour and pack a serious punch! They are perfect for those who like their drinks strong, sweet and fruity.
They have a range of vibrant flavours which include:
Summer Crush - rum, pineapple juice, coconut syrup
Wild Things - rum, syrup, natural flavours, lemon
Passion Bliss - vodka, passionfruit liqueur, natural flavours, lime
Hawaiian Spritz - rum, vodka, orange syrup, coconut syrup, natural flavours
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Riddles Ice Tea is founded by Charles Odunukwe whose mission was to create a health-conscious beverage with an alcoholic twist.
Riddles Ice Tea is a perfect, exotic blend of Nigerian moringa tea, premium spirits & mouthwatering fruits. Riddles celebrates those who live loud. Low in calories but BIG in flavour, rooted in the heritage and culture of two capital cities that are vibrant, unique, creative, colourful and inspirational (Lagos & London).
The two flavours include:
Mango ice tea - blended with rum
Lemon ice tea - blended with tequila
The brand has been making major moves this year and you can now find them in Sainsbury’s
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Xin & Voltaire is a black female-owned brand by Grace Ubawuchi that has innovated the way in which we consume and enjoy cocktails.
A trailblazing collection that redefines the essence of cocktail indulgence. Shaking up the established rules of cocktail enjoyment to deliver a sensorial experience that combines the buzz of a cocktail with the refreshing mouthfeel of sorbet.
Often with some frozen products the flavour can fall short but that is certainly not the case with this product as it is full of delicious flavour!
You can find them in a range of locations across London including Selfridges and Skylight restaurant.
XĪN: is the heart, which balances the mind. From the heart is the origin of desire.
VOLTAIRE: The pursuit of pleasure must be the goal of every rational person.
The sorbet cocktails come in 4 flavours:
GIZELLE - Mezcal, champagne and raspberry
AURELIE - Single malt whisky, amaretto and pear
ALPHONSE - Dark rum, mango and passion fruit
FLORIAN - Champagne, vodka and white peach
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Cocktail Mania is a black female-owned beverage brand by Nina, which was conceptualised in 2015 and launched in 2016. Since its launch, Cocktail Mania has grown astronomically and prides itself on being a global trendsetter, with a reputation for providing mind-blowing flavours with distinctive execution.
This is another cocktail that gives you a bang for your buck while maintaining tasty flavours which include:
Drunk’in Punch - Overproof Rum, Coconut , Fresh Tropical Juices
Splash Warning - Overproof Rum, Coconut, Fresh Tropical Juices
Coco Loco - Fusion of Rums with a Coconut Blend
Jungle Fever - Rum and Passion Fruit with a Tropical Blend
Pretty Lady - A Rum with Strawberry, Peach and Pineapple Blend
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Chapmans of London is a super refreshing and fruity non-alcoholic cocktail of Nigerian origin which has just recently launched in October 2023.
Chapman is a popular go-to beverage for gatherings and celebrations in Nigeria. It is a sparkling fruity and punchy non-alcoholic cocktail with unforgettable flavours. You won’t find a bar or restaurant in Nigeria that doesn’t serve it.
With the gap of fruity and bold non-alcoholic cocktails in the UK, Chapmans of London is determined to bring Nigeria's best-kept secret to the masses.
The range includes the original and the Chapman light.
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The Matcha Yaad is Britain’s first Jamaican matcha company which combines Jamaican flavours with Japanese matcha to create functional food and beverages. Founded by Monique Farquharson who is dedicated to spreading her love of matcha from Japan to Jamaica and now the UK.
We came across the brand very recently at the Trade Drinks Expo in London and knew right away it needed to be on the list!
Spending quite some time speaking with the founder Monique Farquharson, we loved hearing her story and background.
It’s refreshing to see the melting pot of cultures, blending a Japanese product with Jamaican flavours including cayenne, ginger and lime, making it the first drink of its kind.
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Cháps is an exciting drinks brand created by three friends who have fond memories of drinking Chapman as kids on holiday in Lagos, Nigeria. Whilst growing up in the UK, they realised that though hugely popular within Nigeria and West Africa, the Chapman drink is not widely and readily available in the UK.
They recognised that African drinks at large are very underrepresented within the beverage space. Their vision is to share Africa’s tasteful flavours widespread across the UK by having a cultural impact in the beverage industry.
This drink has the right amount of sweet, fresh and fruity flavour which is best served with an abundance of ice and chopped fruit!
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The Jamaican culture is not only known for its popular reggae music and flavourful jerk cuisine but it is also known for producing some of the best-tasting rum in the world.
Jamaica Rum Vibes was founded by Jamaican-born Tamoy Carter and uses a unique blend of the island’s overproof white rum from the best distilleries to create a range of sparkling ready-to-drink cocktails.
These drinks are tasty, refreshing, more-ish and come in two flavours which are the original lime, and ginger with lime.
The products are now available from Amazon, Asda, Coop and Ocado.
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Root2Ginger is a family-run business founded by Deane. They have continued their family tradition of making ginger drinks from Caribbean roots to Manchester.
The award-winning drinks are simply made from heritage, from recipes developed over generations of trial and error, instinct and passion, memory, and taste.
This drink is the most tasty ginger drink of its kind that we’ve come across so far and is very rich in flavour. It is also versatile and can be used in both hot and cold drinks.
It comes in many flavours including Fiery, Fierce, Spiced, Mint and the special edition Fiery Mama.
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