Since the colonial era, African Americans have been the nation’s distillers and brewers. Yet, when Jackie Summers launched a micro-distillery to make his Sorel Liqueur in 2012, he was the first Black person in America to receive a license to make liquor since prohibition. Like his predecessors, Jack used African ingredients and techniques to create a distinctly American beverage.

Join Jackie and Ramin Ganeshram (culinary historian with an expertise on colonial-era foodways in the Caribbean diaspora, chef, and executive director of the Westport Museum of History and Culture) as they discuss the food and drink legacy of the African Diaspora. As you sip on Sorel, you’ll learn more about Jack’s story, West African hibiscus, and the red drink that made its way from Africa to the Caribbean to Brooklyn.

Price: $40

This program is 21+. Ticket includes access to Flavor: The World to Your Brain from 6 to 7 PM, snacks, and four tastings of Sorel Liqueur.

55 Water St 2nd Flr Map
201-371-3550