After a year hiatus, I’m so excited to once again bring you a holiday gift guide filled with Black-owned businesses. Click the picture above or here to view! This guide contains over 30 businesses that provide tableware, glassware, candles, spices, apparel, and many other products that can be used to entertain in your home. I hope you enjoy this guide and choose one business - or all - to support during this holiday season. I hope you will also check out the most comprehensive list of over 160 Black-owned spirits available online. They are available for purchase too! And don’t forget to check ..read more

Did you know “Prost” is the German word for “cheers”? Neither did I. That’s why when Wines of Germany USA approached me about collaborating with them on the “Prost Every Moment” campaign, I couldn't say no. The last two years have been challenging for us all. Between the pandemic, working from home, and dodging a deadly virus at every turn, our entire lives were upended and we’ve been in a whirlwind ever since. That’s why it’s so important to celebrate life at every opportunity and German wines are perfect to “prost every moment,” big or small. From the novice to the wine aficionado, German wi ..read more

After the popular success of last year's edition, Nadeen of The Sophisticated Life and I are so excited to collaborate once again on this guide to highlight Black-owned businesses out of our shared love for wine and spirits. Click the picture above or here to view! I’ve compiled the most comprehensive list of over 160 Black-owned spirits available online. And Nadeen has an extensive list of Black-owned wine brands and holds a Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Level 2 wine certification. We couldn't think of a better reason to join forces than to highlight Black-owned businesses that o ..read more

While I may love summer weather more, fall is my favorite time for cocktails. Apple cider for everyone! Seriously, it goes well in so many cocktails, including these three which I crafted last year. But this post is all about the Apple Cider Moscow Mule. It’s so delicious and puts a fall spin on one of America’s most classic cocktails. Get into this! Apple Cider Simple Syrup Ingredients: 4 oz. of apple cider 4 cloves 2 cinnamon sticks 1 tbsp. sugar (if you’d like your syrup a bit thicker) Moscow Mule Ingredients: 2 oz. vodka 1/2 oz. lime juice (preferably Q’s or Fever Tree) Gin ..read more

You can never go wrong with a good margarita. I mean, ever. I love the combination of blackberries and vanilla because it’s almost like a winning combination of sweet and savory flavors. With that said, get into this recipe! Ingredients: 2 oz. blanco tequila .5 oz. Grand Marnier .5 oz. Agave Syrup .5 oz. lime juice .25 oz. vanilla extract 8 blackberries Instructions: If you like salt on your margarita, run a quarter of a lime wedge around the rim of your glass and dip the rim in salt. Muddle 5 blackberries in your cocktail shaker. Add tequila, Grand Marnier, lime juice, and ..read more

What happens when Black people make craft beer? MAGIC. Enter Crowns and Hops. Founded by Beny Ashburn & Teo Hunter, Crowns and Hops’s mission is to “create spaces that are community centric with underserved communities of color in mind, driving diversity, economic growth and influencing inclusion.” They showcase Black history and culture, including their HBCU Hazy IPA, Urban Queen Imperial Stour, Miles Miles to Italy Italian Pilsner, and Royal Verses West Coast IPA. We used Crowns and Hops’s Island Anomaly, a toasted coconut stout with chocolate and coffee notes, to make a root beer-esque ..read more

What happens when Black people make craft beer? MAGIC. Enter Crowns and Hops. Founded by Beny Ashburn & Teo Hunter, Crowns and Hops’s mission is to “create spaces that are community centric with underserved communities of color in mind, driving diversity, economic growth and influencing inclusion.” They showcase Black history and culture, including their HBCU Hazy IPA, Urban Queen Imperial Stour, Miles Miles to Italy Italian Pilsner, and Royal Verses West Coast IPA. We used Crowns and Hops’s Island Anomaly, a toasted coconut stout with chocolate and coffee notes, to make a root beer-esque ..read more

Ya girl has finally made it! I’ve finally reached 10,000 followers on Instagram! Woohoo! This means I now have access to the mythical ‘Swipe Up’ feature…a dream for all influencers! I created a poll on my stories of my favorite ingredients and my audience voted. So this cocktail, which I’ve appropriately named ‘The Swipe Up’, was crafted by you, my audience! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Travel & Cocktail Enthusiast (@willdrinkfortravel) Ingredients: 2 oz. Tequila (I used Black-owned Anteel’s Coconut Lime) 2 oz. fresh blood orange juice .75 oz. lime juice .5 oz. aga ..read more

March 3rd is Moscow Mule Day! The Moscow Mule was invented in 1941 in New York City at a bar called Cock ‘n’ Bull by its head bartender, Wes Price. John G. Martin, an executive for Heublein drinks company - which bought Smirnoff Vodka - was having trouble getting people to try vodka, as it wasn’t very popular back then. The owner of Cock ‘n’ Bull, Jack Morgan, also had too much ginger beer inventory on hand. One thing leads to another, add a splash of lime and voila, the Moscow Mule was born. The Moscow Mule is traditionally made of vodka, ginger beer and lime juice. However, I’ve remixed it w ..read more

March 3rd is Moscow Mule Day! The Moscow Mule was invented in 1941 in New York City at a bar called Cock ‘n’ Bull by its head bartender, Wes Price. John G. Martin, an executive for Heublein drinks company - which bought Smirnoff Vodka - was having trouble getting people to try vodka, as it wasn’t very popular back then. The owner of Cock ‘n’ Bull, Jack Morgan, also had too much ginger beer inventory on hand. One thing leads to another, add a splash of lime and voila, the Moscow Mule was born. The Moscow Mule is traditionally made of vodka, ginger beer and lime juice. However, I’ve remixed it w ..read more