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Montana said.
Over the past four months, Du Nord has been buffeted and transformed by each new trauma to shake the city, and the world. In mid-March, with the coronavirus converging on the United States, the couple, like many other distillers, ceased making their gin, vodka, whiskey and liqueurs, and began manufacturing much-needed hand sanitizer.
Montana handed out that sanitizer to protesters outside the nearby Third Precinct police station after the killing of George Floyd on May The distiller was tear-gassed twice for his trouble. In the early hours of May 29, Du Nord, like many businesses in the neighborhood, was in flames.
The fire activated its sprinkler system, which added water damage to the devastation. No sooner had Du Nord begun to clean up than Mr. Montana quickly pivoted, converting what was left of the building, where he leases space, into an impromptu food bank to aid the reeling neighborhood.
Montana, I might be bummed because some people set fire to my distillery. That saddens me and angered me.
But right now, I have food every night. There are people doing so much worse than I am. Montana is one of the few Black distillery owners in the United States. During the protests and ensuing unrest that engulfed much of East Lake Street, he had to weigh his instincts as a business owner against the dangers that might await him outside.
When he heard at 2 a. Though the Montanas, who have three young children, have enough to contend with on their own, their focus has been helping the community. The food bank in the distillery has paused while critical repairs are made to the waterlogged building, but Du Nord is likely to reopen it, based on community need in the coming months.
Montana, who hopes to get back to producing spirits by the fall. Montana, who is white, took more time getting to that positive place.
I got there. It took me longer, but I got there, to see the hope in this and to separate the damage from the change it might bring. Montana benefited from a broader view, informed by his childhood. Get regular updates from NYT Cooking, with recipe suggestions, cooking tips and shopping advice. This time, though, he senses a shift.
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