For those who follow their own North Star. Proudly Black-owned.
Du Nord Social Spirits are found in restaurants, bars, and stores in several states. As more people ask for our
products, we're expanding our reach throughout the country. Use our Finder to see where we are today.
If you haven’t found Du Nord’s spirits in your local store or cocktail bar, let them know about us!
You can also purchase online to have our spirits delivered to your home (where allowed).
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Our cocktail room is currently closed, and so are our distillery tours, but we hope to invite you back in the future.
In the meantime, please support the stores, restaurants, and bars who support us by proudly offering Du Nord
Social Spirits.
If you enjoyed our cocktail room in the past, we have some of our bartenders’ favorite recipes for you to recreate
at home.
Yes, they are all gluten-free.
In 2021 we rebranded and renamed our company Du Nord Social Spirits, to reflect our purpose of being social in
manner and in mission. As part of that work, we renamed some of our products:
We've retired our original L’Etoile Vodka (for now anyway!), and introduced our new Foundation Vodka which is
made from corn and carries a hint of sweetness with its crisp and clean taste.
Fitzgerald Gin has been renamed Prominence Gin while following in its footsteps using the same botanical and
citrus ingredients you know and love.
Pronounced Apple, Cafe Frieda Coffee Liqueur, and Mixed Blood Whiskey are all products you may know already,
just with spiffy new outfits on.
We love a party and we believe in working hard so we can do more good in the world. Due to the number of
requests we receive, we prioritize donations to charities that align with our mission and goals (we do not offer
financial funding). We accept applications for donations annually from January 1 - May 31 and evaluate requests
in April and June for the calendar year. Donations must be picked up in-person in Minneapolis. If you would like
to apply for a donation of product, please complete this Product Donation Request.
Distilling in Black communities is older than the United States, but when it came time to build the nation's
commercial breweries and distilleries, Black people were specifically excluded. Du Nord is the first fully-operational
Black-owned distillery to be federally licensed, but we follow a long tradition of distilling in the Black community.
We’re working hard to diversify the industry, dedicating our time to organizations like The Step Up Foundation, so
hopefully you will be seeing more Black-owned distilleries soon!
The Du Nord Foundation was established in 2020 by the founders of Du Nord Social Spirits to support the needs
of the community following the murder of George Floyd. The first initiative was the Recovery Fund which distributed
nearly $500,000 to BIPOC small businesses in Minneapolis and St. Paul. It also provided a Community Market food
shelf for local families until grocery stores reopened. It is currently developing a program that will support BIPOC
entrepreneurs. Du Nord Social Spirits is committed to supporting the Foundation with a portion of proceeds from
the sale of its Foundation Vodka, available on Delta Air Lines nationally. You can learn more about the Foundation
at dunordfoundation.org