Rising From the Ashes: Du Nord & Minneapolis

It would have been easy for Chris and Shanelle Montana to close
Du Nord Craft Spirits after arsonists set fire to the
distillery's warehouse during riots in the wake of George Floyd's
death at the hands of Minneapolis Police four weeks ago. It would
have been even easier after more arsonists set fire to their
apartment building the next night. They underestimated the
Montanas, who not only plan to rebuild their distillery, but
their neighborhood as well - and have already raised more than
$560,000 with a GoFundMe campaign to help other minority-owned
businesses repair their damage and rebuild. We'll talk with Chris
and Shanelle on this week's WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news,
Sazerac is expanding its portfolio with the acquisition of
Canadian Mist and Collingwood Canadian whiskies, the Canadian
Mist Distillery in Ontario, and Early Times from Brown-Forman. As
coronavirus fever begins to fade, tariff talk is back in Brussels
and Washington, while Beam Suntory is reviving part of the Beam
family's legacy as the company celebrates 225 years of making
whiskey.