Taste of Black Spirits — Days 2 & 3 Highlights | The Liquid Forum & Tasting of Greats | The Liquor Connoisseur
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- May 12
- 2 min read
Updated: 12 hours ago
Days 2 and 3 of the Taste of Black Spirits festival bring Crystal and Roger deeper into one of the most important events in the spirits calendar — The Liquid Forum, a series of industry conversations, and the Tasting of Greats, where access to rare and significant bottles is the main event.
Event Highlights
Event: Taste of Black Spirits — Days 2 & 3
Features: The Liquid Forum (industry conversations) + Tasting of Greats
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Focus: Black-owned and Black-founded spirits brands
Key theme: Industry access, community, and the future of diverse spirits production
The Liquid Forum
The Liquid Forum portion of Days 2 and 3 is where the intellectual content of the festival lives — panel conversations, keynotes, and discussions about the state of Black ownership in the spirits industry, where the barriers to entry remain, and what the path forward looks like. Crystal and Roger bring their journalism instincts to these conversations and report back on the ideas worth carrying home.
The Tasting of Greats
The Tasting of Greats is the bottle-forward heart of the festival — access to rare, allocated, and historically significant expressions from Black-owned and Black-founded spirits brands. Crystal and Roger taste through the selection and share what stood out, what surprised them, and what they'd go back for.
Why Events Like This Matter
Taste of Black Spirits exists because representation in the spirits industry isn't just about who buys the bottles — it's about who makes them, who markets them, who controls distribution, and who gets to tell their story. Crystal and Roger are explicit about why showing up to and covering this event is part of The Liquor Connoisseur's mission.
🥃 Crystal & Roger's LC Recommendations
If you care about diverse voices in spirits: Follow and support Black-owned spirits brands. The Liquor Connoisseur consistently highlights them — use the blog and podcast as your guide.
For next year: Taste of Black Spirits is an annual event. Plan to attend. The community, the bottles, and the conversations are worth the trip.
To start your exploration: Watch all three days of LC's Taste of Black Spirits coverage. The through-line from Day 1 to Day 3 tells the complete story.
LC Verdict
Days 2 and 3 deliver on everything Day 1 set up. This is essential coverage of one of the most important events in the spirits calendar.
Drink To Remember, Not To Forget. 🥃
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