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PO' UP! Card Game: College Edition is a party game centered on the Black college experience, from HBCUs to PWIs.

With 215 prompts across 11 college-life categories, this game is made for storytelling, nostalgia, jokes, and real conversations about the moments that shaped college life.

What It Is

A Black college-themed conversation and party card game.

How to Use

• Pull a card.
• Answer the prompt or tell the story.
• Let the conversation, laughter, and memories take over.
• No complicated rules, winners, or pressure required.

Product Details

• Product Type: Card game
• Prompts: 215
• Categories: 11 college-life categories
• Ages: 18+
• Players: 2–20+
• Play Time: 30–90+ minutes

Great For

Homecomings, tailgates, reunions, game nights, college grads, current students, and Black alumni groups.

Why We Like It

It centers Black college memories in a way that is funny, specific, and perfect for group conversation.

Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Whiskey is a 100-proof Tennessee whiskey honoring Nathan “Nearest” Green and the legacy of Tennessee whiskey-making.

Filtered through sugar maple charcoal using the Lincoln County Process, it brings toffee, baking spice, maple syrup, toasted oak, caramelized brown sugar, cinnamon, dark chocolate, dried fruit, honey, and charred oak.

Product Details

• Product Type: Tennessee Whiskey
• Style: Premium aged whiskey
• ABV: 50% / 100 proof
• Region: Tennessee, United States

Tasting Notes

• Nose: Toffee, baking spices, maple syrup, and toasted oak.
• Palate: Full-bodied and velvety with caramelized brown sugar, cinnamon, dark chocolate, and dried fruit.
• Finish: Long and smooth with nutmeg, honey, and charred oak.
• Flavor Profile: Toffee, maple, oak, cinnamon, dark chocolate, dried fruit, and honey.

How to Enjoy

Serve neat, over a large cube, or in classic whiskey cocktails like an Old Fashioned, Manhattan, or whiskey sour.

What Makes It Special

Uncle Nearest 1856 connects a bold Tennessee whiskey profile with one of the most important names in American whiskey history.

Theopolis California Symphony 2023 is a rare white wine made from 100% Symphony — a unique Muscat and Grenache Gris hybrid grape grown in Monterey County, California. It bursts with tropical fruit, floral spice, and creamy undertones in a light-bodied, dry white that is as bold and bright as its creator.

A distinctive white wine for those who enjoy floral, aromatic styles with tropical fruit character. Good for warm weather, brunch, and gifting to someone who appreciates something different.

Product Details

• Product Type: Wine
• Style: Symphony
• Vintage: 2023
• Country of Origin: United States
• Region: Monterey County, California
• Grapes: 100% Symphony (Muscat × Grenache Gris hybrid)
• Best For: Warm weather, brunch, gifting, floral and aromatic white wine lovers

Tasting Notes

• Nose: Tropical fruit, floral spice, and fragrant aromatics
• Palate: Light-bodied with tropical fruit depth and creamy undertones
• Finish: Bright and beautifully balanced
• Flavor Profile: A distinctive, aromatic California white made from the rare Symphony grape. Tropical, floral, and light — a memorable pour for those who enjoy something beyond the usual varietals.

How to Enjoy

Serve chilled between 44–48°F. Good with spiced dishes, light chicken, tropical fruit salads, soft cheeses, or as a standalone aromatic pour.

What Makes It Special

Theopolis Vineyards is a Black-owned wine brand in California founded by Theodora Lee, a Delta Sigma Theta alumna and Spelman College graduate. Symphony is an exceptionally rare grape in California winemaking — the Theopolis Symphony is one of the few expressions available and a signature offering from the brand.

Ebony Wine Moscato is a semi-sweet white wine from Napa Valley, California. It offers a harmonious blend of floral and fruit notes — fragrant, approachable, and crafted to celebrate cultural heritage and artisanal winemaking.

A good fit for casual celebrations, brunch, and anyone who enjoys a lighter, floral white wine with a touch of sweetness. The Napa Valley origin brings a quality foundation to this accessible, crowd-pleasing Moscato.

Product Details

• Product Type: Wine
• Style: Moscato
• Vintage: 2019 (per product description; current availability may vary)
• Country of Origin: United States
• Region: Napa Valley, California
• Best For: Brunch, casual celebrations, floral and sweet white wine lovers

Tasting Notes

• Nose: Floral and fragrant with fruit notes
• Palate: Semi-sweet and approachable with a light body
• Finish: Soft and refreshing
• Flavor Profile: A lush, floral Napa Valley Moscato. Semi-sweet, light, and easy to enjoy on its own or as a dessert companion.

How to Enjoy

Serve well chilled between 44–48°F. Good with fruit desserts, light pastries, soft cheeses, or as a celebratory pour on its own.

What Makes It Special

Ebony Wine & Spirits is a Black-owned wine brand founded by women, with roots in HBCU community and the Divine 9 — represented here through ties to Alpha Kappa Alpha and Johnson C. Smith University. The Moscato is a tribute to heritage, community, and the joy of gathering together over good wine.

Ebony Wine Red Fusion is a 2017 red blend with plum, red cherry, blackberry, spice, oak, and a smooth finish.

It is a fruit-forward red for casual sipping, dinner gatherings, grilled foods, pasta, and relaxed celebrations. The wine is part of the Ebony Wine & Spirits portfolio and should be served slightly below room temperature.

Product Details

• Product Type: Wine
• Style: Red blend
• Vintage: 2017
• ABV: 12.0%
• Region: Napa Valley, California

Tasting Notes

• Appearance: Deep ruby red with clear brightness.
• Nose: Bright red fruit, floral notes, spice, and oak.
• Palate: Plum, red cherry, blackberry, and earthy notes.
• Finish: Smooth, balanced, and lingering.
• Flavor Profile: Fruit-forward, smooth, lightly earthy, and oak-toned.

How to Enjoy

Serve slightly below room temperature with grilled foods, pasta, roasted vegetables, or casual dinner spreads.

What Makes It Special

Ebony Wine Red Fusion brings a bold, approachable red blend into a portfolio rooted in culture, community, and accessible wine enjoyment.

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2019 Ebony Sparkling Rosé is a Brut Rosé sparkling wine from Napa Valley, California, with refreshing bubbles, delicate red berry character, white fruit, and a clean finish.

This bottle fits celebrations, brunch, gifting, and relaxed gatherings when you want a sparkling rosé that feels bright, crisp, and easy to share.

Product Details

• Product Type: Sparkling Wine
• Style: Brut Rosé
• Vintage: 2019
• ABV: 11.5%
• Region: Napa Valley, California

Tasting Notes

• Appearance: Pale salmon pink with delicate effervescence.
• Nose: Fresh strawberry and subtle rose petal notes.
• Palate: Elegant bubbles, refreshing acidity, delicate red berries, and white fruit.
• Finish: Clean, refreshing, and lingering.
• Flavor Profile: Crisp, red-fruited, floral, and sparkling.

How to Enjoy

Serve well chilled in a flute or white wine glass. Pair with brunch dishes, soft cheeses, seafood, fried snacks, or fruit-forward desserts.

What Makes It Special

Ebony Sparkling Rosé brings a bright Brut Rosé profile into an easy celebration bottle with fine bubbles and graceful red fruit.

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Vascano Tequila Blanco is a 100% Blue Agave tequila from Mexico with a clean, smooth profile for sipping or cocktails.

It brings cooked agave, herbaceous notes, citrus, light cocoa, cooked sugar, and a long soft finish.

Product Details

• Product Type: Tequila
• Style: Blanco
• ABV: 40% / 80 proof
• Country of Origin: Mexico
• Agave: 100% Blue Agave

Tasting Notes

• Appearance: Translucent and radiant with silver undertones.
• Nose: Cooked agave, herbaceous notes, citrus, light cocoa, and caramel-like cooked sugar.
• Palate: Warm citrus and sweet agave flavors.
• Finish: Long, elegant, and soft.
• Flavor Profile: Cooked agave, citrus, herbaceous, cocoa, and soft sweetness.

How to Enjoy

Serve neat, chilled, with soda and lime, or in margaritas, palomas, and other blanco tequila cocktails.

What Makes It Special

Vascano Blanco offers a clean agave-centered profile with extra layers of citrus, cocoa, and soft sweetness.

Krave Lemon Drop Cocktail is a ready-to-drink canned cocktail from Washington, DC that brings classic Lemon Drop flavor into a crisp, sparkling format.

Made with real vodka and natural lemon flavor, it balances tart citrus, gentle sweetness, and a refreshing lift.

Product Details

• Product Type: Ready-to-Drink Cocktail
• Style: Lemon Drop with a sparkling finish
• ABV: 7.5%
• Base: Vodka
• Region: Washington, DC

Tasting Notes

• Appearance: Clear with light effervescence.
• Nose: Fresh lemon zest and bright citrus.
• Palate: Tart lemon, subtle sweetness, real vodka, and a crisp sparkling finish.
• Finish: Clean and citrusy with lingering lemon notes.
• Flavor Profile: Bright, tart, sparkling, and lemon-forward.

How to Enjoy

Serve well chilled or pour over ice with a lemon wheel or twist.

What Makes It Special

Krave turns a Lemon Drop-style cocktail into a canned, ready-to-drink format.

3708 Silver Agave Spirit is an unaged agave spirit with sweet roasted agave, caramelized sugar, citrus, vanilla, and baking spice.

This bottle is built for bright cocktails, easy sipping, and agave-forward drinks where you want freshness with a little rounded sweetness.

Product Details

• Product Type: Agave Spirit
• Style: Silver / unaged
• ABV: 40% / 80 proof
• Country of Origin: United States

Tasting Notes

• Nose: Sweet roasted agave with hints of oak, caramel, and citrus.
• Palate: Ripe agave and caramelized sugar with vanilla, cinnamon, baking spice, oak, and citrus zest.
• Finish: Long, warm, and lightly sweet.
• Flavor Profile: Roasted agave, caramel, citrus, and spice.

How to Enjoy

Use in margaritas, palomas, ranch waters, or serve lightly chilled for a clean agave pour.

What Makes It Special

3708 Silver keeps the profile bright and cocktail-friendly while layering in roasted agave sweetness and subtle spice.

3708 Gold Agave Spirit is an aged agave spirit with warm spice, oak, vanilla, and agave sweetness.

This bottle works well for sipping neat, pouring over a large cube, or using in spirit-forward cocktails when you want an agave profile with richer barrel character.

Product Details

• Product Type: Agave Spirit
• Style: Gold / aged
• ABV: 40% / 80 proof
• Country of Origin: United States

Tasting Notes

• Nose: Nutmeg, cinnamon, baking spice, and subtle vanilla.
• Palate: Charred oak balanced with delicate agave sweetness.
• Finish: Long, warm, and lightly sweet.
• Flavor Profile: Spiced, oaky, vanilla-toned, and gently sweet.

How to Enjoy

Serve neat, over one large ice cube, or in an agave-based Old Fashioned or stirred cocktail.

What Makes It Special

The aged profile gives 3708 Gold a richer, warmer style while still keeping agave sweetness at the center.

Timeless Vodka is a gluten-free vodka distilled four times from Iowa-grown corn and purified with activated coconut carbon.

It brings clean neutral aroma, sweet corn, velvety texture, mild sweetness, and a crisp refreshing finish.

Product Details

• Product Type: Vodka
• ABV: 40% / 80 proof
• Country: United States
• Region: Texas
• Base: Iowa-grown corn

Tasting Notes

• Nose: Clean and neutral with subtle sweet corn.
• Palate: Smooth and velvety with mild corn sweetness.
• Finish: Crisp, refreshing, and clean.
• Flavor Profile: Clean, corn-sweet, velvety, and crisp.

How to Enjoy

Serve chilled, neat, with soda, in martinis, or in classic vodka cocktails.

What Makes It Special

The Iowa corn base and coconut-carbon purification give Timeless Vodka a smooth, crisp profile for everyday cocktails and celebration pours.

Equanimity Tequila is a Black-owned, veteran- and woman-led tequila brand from the Jenkins family, built around the idea of balance and calmness.

This product page covers the brand’s Blanco, Reposado, and Añejo expressions, each offering a different take on agave, barrel influence, and sipping character.

Product Details

• Product Type: Tequila
• Styles: Blanco, Reposado, and Añejo
• ABV: 40%

Tasting Notes

• Blanco: Sweet agave and subtle floral notes on the nose, clean crisp agave sweetness on the palate, and a smooth lingering finish.
• Reposado: Vanilla, caramel, and agave on the nose with balanced sweetness, oak, mild smokiness, and a warm mellow finish.
• Añejo: Smoky notes with sweet and spicy undertones, rich barrel-aged depth, and a long smoke-and-spice finish.

How to Enjoy

Choose Blanco for cocktails, Reposado for balanced sipping and richer margaritas, and Añejo for neat pours or spirit-forward cocktails.

What Makes It Special

Equanimity gives shoppers three tequila expressions under one brand story, moving from crisp agave to richer oak-aged depth.

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Cask & Cane Rum is a small-batch Caribbean rum blend with Barbados listed in the current product details. It brings a smooth, balanced profile with notes of freshly pressed sugarcane, roasted almonds, subtle spice, charred oak, mild sweetness, and a slight sherry finish.

This bottle is a good fit for rum drinkers who want a versatile pour for sipping and cocktails. Enjoy it neat, over ice, or in rum cocktails when you want a refined blend with sugarcane, oak, and spice.

Product Details

• Product Type: Rum
• Style: Small Batch Caribbean Rum Blend
• ABV: 40%
• Proof: 80
• Country of Origin: Barbados
• Best For: Sipping, rum Old Fashioneds, rum Manhattans, highballs, and cocktail builds

Tasting Notes

• Nose: Fresh sugarcane, roasted almonds, subtle spice, and charred oak
• Palate: Mild sweetness, balanced rum character, oak, spice, and a slight sherry note
• Finish: Smooth and lingering with a refined, gently sweet close
• Flavor Profile: Smooth, oaky, lightly sweet, spiced, and cocktail-friendly

How to Enjoy

Drink it neat or over ice, or use it in a rum Old Fashioned, rum Manhattan, highball, or a simple cocktail with citrus and bitters.

What Makes It Special

Cask & Cane focuses on a smooth Caribbean rum blend that can move between neat pours and cocktails. Sugarcane, almond, spice, oak, and a sherry-like finish give it more depth than a basic mixing rum.

Tequila With Friends Añejo is a premium tequila made from 100% Blue Weber Agave and aged in oak whiskey barrels.

It brings caramel, vanilla, roasted agave, oak, spice, and a long luxurious finish designed for sipping and shared moments.

Product Details

• Product Type: Tequila
• Style: Añejo
• ABV: 40% / 80 proof
• Country: Mexico
• Region: Jalisco
• Agave: 100% Blue Weber Agave
• Aging: Oak whiskey barrels

Tasting Notes

• Nose: Rich caramel and vanilla.
• Palate: Roasted agave, oak, and spice.
• Finish: Long and luxurious.
• Flavor Profile: Caramel, vanilla, roasted agave, oak, and spice.

How to Enjoy

Serve neat, over a large cube, or in a tequila Old Fashioned.

What Makes It Special

The añejo style brings deeper barrel character to the Tequila With Friends lineup, making it the richer sipping expression.

Tequila With Friends Reposado is made from 100% estate-grown blue agave in Jalisco, Mexico and aged for 9–11 months in American oak whiskey barrels.

It brings agave-forward aroma, oak, smooth texture, sweet aftertaste, and lingering sweetness for sipping or cocktails.

Product Details

• Product Type: Tequila
• Style: Reposado
• ABV: 40% / 80 proof
• Region: Jalisco, Mexico
• Agave: 100% estate-grown blue agave
• Aging: 9–11 months in American oak whiskey barrels
• Size: 750 ml

Tasting Notes

• Nose: Agave-forward aroma with hints of oak.
• Palate: Smooth with notes of oak and a sweet aftertaste.
• Finish: Lingering smoothness with a touch of sweetness.
• Flavor Profile: Agave, oak, smooth sweetness, and warm barrel character.

How to Enjoy

Serve neat, on the rocks, or in a reposado margarita, paloma, or tequila Old Fashioned.

What Makes It Special

The 9–11 month whiskey-barrel aging gives this reposado a smooth oak profile while keeping it friendly for cocktails.

Diggs Boys Straight Rye Whiskey is a rye whiskey. It brings Prominent rye spice accented by floral hints, complemented by subtle undertones of nutmeg, cinnamon, and mint; Caramel, vanilla, and mint, with a bold, lingering spice; Warm and smooth.

This bottle is a good fit for shoppers looking for straight rye whiskey with a clear sipping or cocktail role. Enjoy it neat, over ice, or in a Manhattan, Old Fashioned, or Sazerac.

Product Details

• Product Type: Rye Whiskey
• Style: Straight Rye Whiskey
• Proof: 92
• ABV: 46%
• Best For: Sipping, cocktails, gifting, and exploring distinctive whiskey brands

Tasting Notes

• Nose: Prominent rye spice accented by floral hints, complemented by subtle undertones of nutmeg, cinnamon, and mint
• Palate: Caramel, vanilla, and mint, with a bold, lingering spice
• Finish: Warm and smooth
• Flavor Profile: Prominent rye spice accented by floral hints, complemented by subtle undertones of nutmeg, cinnamon, and mint; Caramel, vanilla, and mint, with a bold, lingering spice; Warm and smooth

How to Enjoy

Enjoy it neat, over ice, or in a Manhattan, Old Fashioned, or Sazerac. Add a large ice cube or a small splash of water if you want a softer pour.

What Makes It Special

Diggs Boys Straight Rye Whiskey gives shoppers a focused straight rye whiskey option from a Black-owned whiskey brand, with a profile that works for sipping and cocktails.

Diggs Boys Bourbon is a small batch bourbon bottled at 46.5% ABV / 93 proof. It brings vanilla, caramel, toffee, orange peel, and a warm finish with subtle spice.

This bottle is built for sipping, easy pours over ice, and classic bourbon cocktails. Its store locator path is preserved below for shoppers who want to find the brand directly.

Product Details

• Product Type: Bourbon
• Style: Small Batch Bourbon
• ABV: 46.5% / 93 Proof
• Country of Origin: United States

Tasting Notes

• Nose: Vanilla and caramel
• Palate: Vanilla, toffee, and orange peel
• Finish: Warm and lingering with subtle spice

How to Enjoy

Serve neat, over ice, or in an Old Fashioned, Manhattan, or Whiskey Sour.

What Makes It Special

Diggs Boys Bourbon offers a smooth small batch profile with familiar vanilla, caramel, citrus, and spice notes.

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