11/20/2025
✨ Momentum. ✨
The Whiskey Bar Anacostia is officially a 2025 Best of the DMV Finalist for Best Happy Hour and Best Speakeasy via and I’m incredibly proud.
Since opening only months ago in May 2025, I’ve had the privilege of serving as Bar Manager and Event Coordinator, guiding this speakeasy through the highs, lows, and growing pains of launching a bar in the heart of historic Anacostia. From Women in Whiskey Wednesdays and Industry Mondays to our signature activations, I found true joy in doing my part in the neighborhood’s renaissance. But the truth is: the people of Anacostia gave this space its soul.
No one expected a true craft cocktail bar to thrive East of the River — but we proved them wrong. Now neighbors can stumble home safely, local bartenders can walk to work, and the community has a space where quality, culture, and comfort meet. Marketing support and storytelling by helped people believe in what we were building from day one.
Shoutout to the beloved Black-owned BBQ spot we call home, also nominated for Best Black-Owned Restaurant and Best Carryout. I’m proud to have poured into the energy of a space the city already loves. Happy hour is every hour now that you can have a delicious Dcity smoked bar bites menu to pair with whiskey and cocktails galore. Shoutout to Chef Shawn and the brisket squad for keeping bellies full .
And a beautiful full-circle moment: my first bar program ever was at , now nominated again for Best Caribbean Restaurant and a multi–James Beard nominee. Seeing work I poured love into years ago still carry power today means everything.
I’m grateful for everyone who believed in this vision.
I’ll still support select events and collaborations, but I’m stepping fully into the next evolution of The McFierce Experience… now available for new partnerships, consulting, brand activations, curated events, and hospitality storytelling across DC and beyond.
The best is still ahead. 🚀✨
Those of you who helped to bring awareness to hospitality east of the river and curate the foundational vibes that is joy, we share this win together! ❤️
