Black-owned whiskey company carves its own niche in the spirit industry [Video]

TAMPA, Fla. — August is National Black Business Month and all month we’ve been speaking with Black entrepreneurs in our community. I stopped by Total Wine and More to meet up with one of the co-owners of a Florida-based salted caramel whiskey brand called Duke & Dame.

“So, for us, we wanted the whiskey connoisseur to really appreciate our offering, but also, the newcomer to this space, we wanted them to be able to say ‘Wow, look at this! I’ve never liked whiskey before, but I can really enjoy this,’” said Chima Burey, one of the co-owners of the Florida-based salted caramel whiskey company called Duke & Dame.

Burey and his business partner, Amani Macaulay, came up with the idea of creating a flavored whiskey over dinner with friends in 2013, after taking shots of Fireball.

That experience brought a question to mind: “If you could start your own flavored …