Thanks to Chris Montana, Du Nord Social Spirits is the first Black-owned distillery in the United States. Montana and his wife, Shanelle, started the company together in his hometown Minneapolis, ...

Chris Montana founded Du Nord Social Spirits, the first Black-owned distillery in the U.S., in his hometown of Minneapolis, and he chose a meaningful location for the distillery. “I used to walk past ...

Chris Montana and his wife Shanelle Montana founded Minneapolis-based Du Nord Social Spirits in 2013. The distillery makes specially released barreled gin, vodka, whiskey, coffee liqueur and apple ...

Chris Montana wasn’t initially aware that his Du Nord was the first Black-owned distillery in the U.S. In the wake of the pandemic and the social upheaval after the murder of George Floyd, the ...

Chris Montana, owner and distiller at Du Nord Craft Spirits, stirs a corn mash that will be distilled into vodka in January 2015 in Minneapolis. In the background is Montana's wife Shanelle and son ...

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In 2023, DuNord Social Spirits turns 10 years old. “In many ways, as odd as it is for me to say it, DuNord is almost a startup again.” says founder Chris Montana. DuNord’s business model ...