SAN ANTONIO — Ben Williams is the co-founder of Highway Distillery, one of the only Black-owned distilleries in the state. Highway Vodka is the first hemp-based vodka to make its way down the road to ...

Highway Vodka is made from hemp and corn for a smooth taste and viscous texture. Credit: Photo by Erika Kwee “The great thing about our vodka is that it won’t give you a hangover,” This was the line ...

This story is included in a three-part profile about Chris and Ben Williams. To read the main profile, click here. To read more about their new nonprofit, Lucille’s 1913, click here. Driving south ...

Aug. 7—HOUSTON — With a Southern gentlemanly awe-shucks sort of demeanor and a touch of Texas twang in his voice, you can't help but like Ben Williams the first time you talk to him. Williams comes ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- Enough was enough. Wendell Robbins III and Ben Williams realized they'd had a lot of bad experiences with vodka, so the longtime friends decided to create their own. That was how ...

Ben Williams knows a lot about cannabis. He co-founded the hemp-based distillery, Highway Vodka, with his business partner Wendell Robbins III. The two native Houstonians entered the market in 2019 ...

Ben Williams doesn't love that his business started in a Houston barn. It's so stereotypically Texas, he said, and reminds him of when he went to school in D.C. and told people that no, he didn't own ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Highway Vodka owner Ben Williams is the first Black ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- Enough was enough. Wendell Robbins III and Ben Williams realized they'd had a lot of bad experiences with vodka, so the longtime friends decided to create their own. That was how ...