A joke, then a dream, now a reality as Black-owned distillery opens in small N.J. city
Updated Feb 21, 2021;
Posted Feb 20, 2021
Erin Wright, co-owner of Striped Lion Distilling in Woodbury, sits by their logo in the tasting room, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. Tim Hawk | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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Erin Wright and her husband Kevin love rum.
They love rum so much that they have more than 300 bottles of the spirit in their personal collection tucked away in their Mantua home.
So what’s the next logical step for these rum enthusiasts? Open up a rum-centric craft distillery of course.