ONYX & OAK RESERVE: CRAFTED FOR AFTER DARK
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Some brands begin with a product. Onyx & Oak Reserve began with a feeling.
That moment when the day is over, the lights come down, the music gets smoother, and there’s finally time to enjoy the night. Onyx & Oak Reserve was created for those moments—a premium bourbon built around sophistication, culture, conversation, and great R&B.
Onyx & Oak Reserve is a Black-owned Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey founded by Ben Stephens and KaVaunjay Braden. Finished in premium oak barrels and bottled at 90 proof, it was created to deliver a refined bourbon experience worthy of its signature line:
Crafted For After Dark.
BOURBON MEETS R&B
Onyx & Oak Reserve is closely connected to The Velvet Lounge with Ben Stephens, an R&B platform built around sophisticated music and grown-folks culture.
Inside The Velvet Lounge, the music sets the mood. Onyx & Oak Reserve becomes part of the experience.
The vision extends across radio, live events, intimate performances, destination experiences and special gatherings. Wherever The Velvet Lounge goes, Onyx & Oak has the opportunity to become part of that after-dark lifestyle.
It’s a natural pairing: great R&B, great conversation and a great pour.
MORE THAN A BOTTLE
The long-term vision for Onyx & Oak Reserve is to build something bigger than another bourbon label.
It’s about creating a spirits brand with its own identity, culture and community—one that can live naturally within music, entertainment, hospitality and nightlife.
The bottle represents the beginning.
The real brand is the experience surrounding it.
Whether enjoyed during an evening at home, poured at a Velvet Lounge event, or shared among friends while classic R&B plays in the background, Onyx & Oak Reserve is designed for the part of the night when everything slows down and the mood takes over.
Turn the lights down. Turn the music up. Pour something worth remembering.
ONYX & OAK RESERVE
Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Finished in French Oak Barrels
90 Proof
CRAFTED FOR AFTER DARK.