Grammy Winner Black Coffee, Tashas Founder Team Up to Make Luxury Agave Spirit

The restaurateur behind Tashas Group is teaming up with Grammy Award-winning DJ Black Coffee to build a premium agave spirit label in their native South Africa to tap into the growing demand for high-end alcohol products.

Natasha Sideris and Nkosinathi Maphumulo plan to source agave, a key ingredient in tequila, from the Karoo, a semi-arid region better known for premium lamb products. They have also bought a building in the the historic Eastern Cape town of Robert Sobukwe, formerly Graaff-Reinet, to house their operations. The label, Leonista, is expected to debut toward the end of the year, with Sideris intending to offer the spirit in her group’s bars and restaurants that serve alcohol.