An Anthony Bourdain–style travel-and-spirits series visiting Black-owned distilleries from Portland, Oregon to Pelham, Georgia, from Harlem to Jalisco, Mexico. Each episode follows a different founder, their craft process, and the community they serve.
A spirits competition show where emerging Black-owned brands are judged by master distillers and celebrity investors — with real investment stakes and distribution deals on the line. Shark Tank meets the still.
Inspired by the Uncle Nearest story — a 432-acre distillery built to honor the world's first-known Black Master Distiller, Nearest Green, whose legacy was erased from history for over 150 years. A drama of reclamation.
The macro story of 160 Black entrepreneurs battling distributor indifference, capital gaps, tariff wars, and declining consumption to build generational wealth one barrel at a time. A portrait of American resilience.
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