Fall is here, and fans of sweater weather, denim jackets, and homecoming couldn’t be more excited.
To kick off the season, the Black Information Network caught up with Amani Macaulay and Chima Burey, the co-founders of Duke & Dame Salted Caramel Whiskey, to talk about how their unique whiskey is perfect for the cooler months.
The company was founded after a chance conversation after dinner one night and a series of experiments in a kitchen-turned-science lab.
“The topic came up: if you could start your own flavor of whiskey, what would it be?” Burey explained. “When it came to me, I said I would do something like Werther’s Original or sugar babies, sugar daddies, so salted caramel, and everyone at the table said, ‘Wow, what a great idea,’ but of course,e we all went back to work, it was just dinner conversation, I didn’t take it seriously at the time.”
It was three years later before the two met up again and started laying out a plan for a new flavor of whiskey to enter the growing market. And, as the saying goes, the rest is history.
“Our kitchens looked like chemistry labs. We were going back and forth on the make up of whiskey, and the formula,” Burey said. The founders’ friends sampled the product as the two built the flavor profile to what it is today.
Macaulay explained that the goal was simple: to create “a real whiskey” that stood out in the market. “We wanted it to have an amazing aroma and flavor that was 100% natural,” he said. “We wanted it to be a whiskey everyone could enjoy.”
With its high-quality flavor, low sugar content, and versatility in cocktails and recipes, Duke & Dame Salted Caramel Whiskey is the perfect sip to welcome fall.