Spirits
We have chosen to curate our spirits, wine, beer and N/A beverage selection with social and environmental sustainability in mind, balanced with some more accessible options in mind. The majority of placeholders on our lists prioritize Queer, Woman, Femme, Black, POC, and Indigenous-owned, distilled, vinted, or brewed products that focus on environmental stewardship, ancestral techniques, and community-centered economics. And these all just taste really fucking good.
We hope that with the stories of these brands, you have more agency to decide where your money goes and ultimately can help shift the consumer mindset regarding the value of food and beverage so that we can understand the true cost of food and put our money behind the brands making a positive impact in the industry. And if it's not in your budget today to make those selections, that's okay! We have some other great options for you.
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Suncliffe Gin, Arizona
A woman and LGBTQ-owned and operated Arizona gin highlighting native botanicals and supporting local communities
$12
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Fundy Gin, Nova Scotia
Queer-imported and distilled in the Bay of Fundy, using local dulse. A portion of proceeds supports The Whale Sanctuary project provides a natural home to captive whales and dolphins.
$15
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Condesa Gin, CDMX
Inspired by local curandera traditions and botanicals, distilled at Flor de Luna, a women-owned-and-operated micro-distillery
$11
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Ten to One White Rum, Caribbean
An incredible Black-owned brand committed to uplifting and celebrating Black and Brown art, creativity and performance. A blend of rums from Jamaica and Dominican Republic
$11
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Ten to One Dark Rum, Caribbean
An incredible Black-owned brand committed to uplifting and celebrating Black and Brown art, creativity, and performance. A blend of rums from Trinidad, Barbados, Jamaica and Dominican Republic
$15
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Broken Barrel Bourbon, Kentucky
A smooth and accessible Bourbon from an eight-generation master distiller
$11
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Misguided Spirits Rye Whiskey, New York
An exceptional whiskey, from an employee-owned distiller in New York
$10
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Freimeisterkollektiv Straight Rye Whiskey, Germany
100% Rye Whiskey distilled by the Freimeisterkollektiv, a cooperative community of independent distillers and producers endeavoring to fight for more transparency, sustainability, and accessibility with products sourced straight from the producer and at a fair price.
$15
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Good Vodka, USA
A carbon-neutral vodka using ripe, discarded coffee fruit that is leftover from the coffee production process by distillers whose mission is to develop new, climate-positive spirits from overlooked agricultural byproducts and novel ingredients.
$8
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La Gritona Tequila, Jalisco
Woman-owned and operated tequila company that employs women to work in every step of production: as jimadoras, technicians and distillers
$14
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Sierra Sonora Prickly Pear & Cane Spirit, Sonora
Produced by the Chacon-Ezrre family, 4th generation producers of Bacanora. Wild harvested from large Prickly Pear tree cactus on their ranch, Rancho Torreoncito, Bacanora Sonora.
$18
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Granja Nomada Mezcal Espadin, Oaxaca
4th generation-mezcal producer, a woman-owned company dedicated to respecting what the land can yield and working only with annual batches produced by family-owned palenques.
$9
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Lucy Pistolas Mezcal Joven, Guanajuato
A woman-owned distillery that believes in the mission of bringing awareness to the importance of women’s roles not only in the tradition of making mezcal but also in society. Distilled in one of only two mezcal-producing areas of Guanajauato
$13
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Yola Mezcal Espadin & Madre-Cuixe, Oaxaca
Founded and run by women, YOLA Mezcal's all-female hand-bottling facility offers direct pay, and is proud to promote autonomy and economic independence for our partners in Oaxaca and across borders.
$17
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Mauthia Mezcal Artesanal Guerrero "Cupreata", Benito Juarez,MX
A premium agave spirit using cupreata, a variety that only grows in the mountain slopes of the Rio Balsas basin in the Mexican states of Michoacan and Guerrero. TBH was really obsessed with the artwork on the label, it's an interpretation of the distiller's memory of his abuela, a curandeira, who would lay him down and throw cat hair over him while spitting out mezcal from her mouth. Mauthia means "scary."
$30
About our other purveyors...
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Back Home Beer
Back Home Beer is a first-generation and Iranian woman-owned beer company in Brooklyn, New York. For every case of beer sold, brewer Zahra, donates eight meals to the East Village Loves NYC to help combat food insecurity. All the artwork on the cans are partnership with female Iranian artists.
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Dyke Beer
Brooklyn-based brewery established by Loretta Andro Chung and Sarah Hallonquist, grassroots activists behind the brew, that honors and celebrates LGBTQIA+ spaces and history. Dyke Beer says, “You exist and you are important.”
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Gay Beer
Queer-owned Gay Beer is intended to pioneer change and inclusivity in the beer market. Honoring the rich heritage of the LGBTQ+ communities past while recognizing the integrity of the communities present, Gay Beer celebrates the connections made through sharing a beer with the people you love.
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La Bru
A collaborative project amongst three home brewers in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico with a vision to positively contribute to the preservation of Michoacan’s milpas by working closely with the farmers to create sustainable market opportunities for their native corn and share its exceptional flavors with the world.
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Monstruo de Agua Cerveceria
A Mexico City-based brewery that seeks to empower Mexican farmers that follow agroecological-regenerative practices by integrating them into our value chain. The brewery uses purified rain water in the whole productive process, which is designed to regenerate the soil and to conserve the surrounding natural environment.
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Ghia
A woman-owned and operated company producing a spirits-free apéritif with the desire to take back the word drinking from alcohol