making space for our community to dismantle. distill. decant. devour

meet melanin decanted. a community created for black millennials by two black women who enjoy a good libation. we have cultivated a passion for all things wines + spirits and we want to share it with you. together, we will break down the barriers to this historically elitist industry and empower our community to celebrate this world with confidence.

 
if you are anything like @ashlynholliday [one half of @melanin.decanted] you live for a good cup of coffeeβ˜•οΈ. so it’s no surprise we were READY to celebrate national coffee day and share our favorite coffee cocktail.β € β € havana café πŸ₯ƒβ € 2
we took a visit to the beautiful crossing vineyards in newtown, pa a few weeks ago and brought back these two beautiful babes. πŸ˜β € β € these two wines are probably as opposite as you can get [just like us πŸ™†πŸΎ‍β™€οΈπŸ€·πŸΎ‍♀️]: one is a crisp, slight
another hit from the queen @therealmaryjblige πŸ‘ΈπŸ½β € β € this time its her @sungoddesswines sauvignon blanc with flavors of passion fruit, banana, melon and a bit of spice! it is a dry wine that is very acidic so if you’re into sauvignon blancs or
i don’t know who needs to hear this but girl, order the fries 🍟
our insta bio serves as the guiding framework for melanin decanted, but tbh its a motto + mood all on its own. πŸ™ŒπŸΎβœ¨πŸ™ŒπŸ½
you may already know how we feel about canned wines, and let us tell you this one is that bitch!β € β € created by our fave black women owned winery - @mcbridesisters - comes their @shecanwines collection which honors strong and independent women. βœŠπŸΎβ € β €
we stan a wine tasting!! an opportunity to get cute βœ”οΈ try new wines βœ”οΈ take fire pics βœ”οΈ buy stuff βœ”οΈβœ”οΈ
we’re making daiquiris but put the blender away. what is believed to be the original recipe was recorded in 1900 by jennings stockton cox, a worker in the iron mines of daiquiri, cuba.β € β € this daiquiri is such a simple recipe with four ingredie
the beauty is in the blend. the blend of ideas, cultures, + rum of course.β € β € @tentoone rum, is the brainchild of harvard grad marc farrell. born in trinidad, marc tapped into his cultural love and respect for the spirit to bring that ethos to the u.