Annual Celebration of Craft Distillers

Prosperity Farm Distillery, Frederiksted, USVI
May 10, 2025 - 9am - 9pm

Welcome

Enjoy Delicious spirits from Award-winning Distillers!

  • Demonstrations in the still room
  • Educational workshops
  • Tractor-ride farm tours for kids
  • Youth music workshop with United Jazz Foundation
  • Local artists and craftspeople
  • Craft Cocktail Mixology Contest
  • Petting zoo
  • Great food & entertainment

Sounds of the Diaspora

Enjoy a Concert under the Stars with

Dion Parson & the 21st Century Band + special guests.

Sip Delicious Spirits
* Meet new Friends *
Have a great Time.

Where

Prosperity Farm Distillery
180 Mahogany Road
Frederiksted, St. Croix
U.S. Virgin Islands
00840-3864

***Event entrance/parking
off Hamms Bluff Rd,
Just north of Mahogany Rd. –
See Map.

When

Saturday, May 10, 2025
9am – 9pm

Come enjoy live music, hands-on workshops, demos, and farm tours, all are welcome!

Cost

A Can of Food

Just bring a canned good to support My Brother’s Table and help nourish our unhoused and food-insecure neighbors.

Enjoy a wide selection of craft spirits and cocktails from nearly 20 award-winning black-owned distilleries — a celebration of culture, craftsmanship, and community – $20. 

Agenda

9:30 – 10:20 AM

Visitor Center:

  • The History of Rum in the USVI & the Importance of Rum Cover Over Taxes to the Territory - Gov. Bryan, et. al.

Still Room:

  • Distilling 101 – Prosperity Farm Distillery Tour

Around the Farm:

  • Petting Zoo & Tractor Rides Continue
10:30 – 11:20 AM

Visitor Center:

  • Craft Distilling & Local Agriculture - Good Food VI Sommer + Alisa & Nilaja Sweetwater Farm & Distillery

Still Room:

  • So You Want to Be a Moonshiner? It's Easier Than You Think...

Courtyard Stage:

  • 10:30 – 11:30 AM: Quadrille Dance + Music

11:30 AM – 12:20 PM

Visitor Center:

  • An Homage to Black Jockeys – Old Hillside Bourbon, the Kentucky Derby, & Women in Horseracing

Still Room:

  • From Farm to Bottle – Delta Dirt Distillery (Sweet Potatoes to Premium Vodka)

Courtyard Stage:

  • 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM: Rising Stars Steel Band Performance

1:00 – 1:50 PM
Visitor Center:
  • Caribbean Smooth - From St. Kitts & Trinidad to St. Croix to CEO + Victor & Island Jon - Kevin
Still Room:
  • Distilling 101 – Prosperity Farm Distillery Tour
Courtyard Stage:
  • 1:00 – 2:30 PM: Los Maestros
2:00 – 2:50 PM

Visitor Center:

  • Honoring Our Ancestors – John Lee Hooker Legacy CEO Glenn Thomas + Delta Dirt Distillery

Still Room:

  • The Art of Flavoring – Infusions, Extracts, Syrups, Muddling, & Aging

3:00 – 3:50 PM

Visitor Center:

  • Leveling the Bar – Investing in Women & Black-Owned Craft Spirit Brands (Vanessa Braxton, Nayana Ferguson, Eric Sonnier)

Still Room:

  • Mango Madness – Let's Make a Mango Brandy Together (Here & Now)

Courtyard Stage:

  • 2:30 – 4:00 PM: Baz 'N Dem Performance

4:00 – 5:30 PM

Main Stage:

  • Spirit of Craft Mixology Contest – Four of St. Croix’s Favorite Bartenders Compete Live

 

5:30 – 6:00 PM

Dinner Break

6:00 – 7:00 PM

Main Stage:

  • Local Favorites The Troublemakers Opening for Dion Parson

 

7:00 – 9:00 PM

Main Stage:

  • Sounds of the Diaspora Concert

    • Featuring Legendary Jazz Drummer Dion Parson & the 21st Century Band + Special Guests

STARTS ON TIME – DO NOT BE LATE!

TimeWorkshops - Visitor CenterDemonstrations - Still RoomCourtyard StageMain StageAround the Farm
9:30 - 10:20 amThe History of Rum in the USVI & the Importance of Rum Cover Over Taxes to the Territory - Gov. Bryan, et. al.Distilling 101 - Prosperity Farm Distillery TourDO NOT BE LATE! This amazing concert under the stars and overlooking the sea will start on time.All Day Long 9:00 to 5:00 For Kids and the Kids in All of Us - Petting Zoo from Jungle James & Tractor Pull Trailer Rides Around the Farm
10:30 - 11:20 amCraft Distilling & Local Agriculture - Good Food VI Sommer + Alisa & Nilaja Sweetwater Farm & DistillerySo you want to be Moonshiner? It's easier than you think...10:30 - 11:30 - Quadrille + Music
11:30 am - 12:20 pmAn Homage to Black Jockeys - Old Hillside Bourbon, the Kentucky Derby, & Women in HorseracingFrom Farm to Bottle - Delta Dirt Distillery - Sweet Potatoes from the Family Farm to Premium Vodka11:45 -12:45- Rising Stars - Steel Band Performance
Lunch Break
1:00 - 1:50 pmCaribbean Smooth - From St. Kitts & Trinidad to St. Croix to CEO - Caribbean Smooth - Victor & Island Jon - Kevin Distilling 101 - Prosperity Farm Distillery Tour1:00 - 2:30 - Los Maestros
2:00 - 2:50 pmHonoring Our Ancestors - John Lee Hooker Legacy CEO Glenn Thomas & Delta Dirt Distillery CEO Harvey WilliamsThe Art of Flavoring - Infusions, Extracts & Syrups, Muddling, & Aging
3:00 - 3:50 pmLeveling the Bar - Investing in Women & Black-owned Craft Spirit Brands with Vanessa Braxton and Nayana Ferguson Mango Madness - Let's Make a Mango Brandy Together - Here & Now2:30 - 4:00 - Baz 'N Dem
4:00 - 5:30 pmSpirit of Craft Mixology Contest - Four of St. Croix's Favorite Bartenders Compete Live
Dinner Break
6:00 - 6:50 pmDO NOT BE LATE! This amazing concert under the stars and overlooking the sea will start on time.Local Favorites The Troublemakers Opening for Dion Parson
7:00 - 9:00 pmSounds of the Diaspora Concert w/Legendary Jazz Drummer Dion Parson and the 21st Century Band + Special Guests

participating craft distilleries

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