{"id":1601,"date":"2022-03-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sofarsoundsblo.wpengine.com\/blog\/articles\/moto-spirits-brooklyn\/"},"modified":"2022-10-08T16:49:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-08T16:49:24","slug":"moto-spirits-brooklyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/moto-spirits-brooklyn","title":{"rendered":"This Must Be The Space: M\u00d4T\u00d4 Spirits in Brooklyn, New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New York City is the land of endless nooks and crannies. There are thousands of things to do, places to go\u2013 you just have to find them. Today we\u2019re giving you a little shortcut to M\u00d4T\u00d4 Spirits, a micro-distillery nestled in Bushwick, run by Marie Estrada and Hagai Yardeny, neighbors-turned-business partners.<\/p>\n<p>Exposed pipes, wood floors, cement walls with parked motorcycles bordering the room\u2013\u00a0the industrial space is urban and warm, a neighborhood spot. It may be small (roughly 500 sq ft), but its influence is global. Hagai has been taking motorcycling trips around the world for years. One of those trips landed him in Vietnam, where he was met with sincere hospitality from locals, and treated to a spirit he\u2019d never had much of, one distilled from rice. When he came back to Brooklyn, he couldn\u2019t find the stuff. So, he began making it on his own\u2013\u00a0first in his apartment, then eventually renting out a bathroom on the floor above his own place, ripping out the toilet and creating a space to experiment. Soon Marie had joined, then came befriending distillers around town, and eventually, a modest commercial space and a proper business. \u00a0\u201cTaking my mad scientist approach and putting a process behind it, making it consistent,\u201d Hagai said.<\/p>\n<p>Around 2018, Marie got a tip about a kind of live music pop-up called Sofar. The idea was immediately intriguing. \u201cBoth Hagai and I love music, and we\u2019re always so busy,\u201d Marie said. \u201cWhat\u2019s so great is bringing the music to us, that\u2019s how we transitioned into it.\u201d They began hosting Sofars, and the fit was immediately right.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1665185650featuredimage.avif\" \/><span class=\"sc-kpOJdX jVJdyv\">Marie Estrada and Hagai Yardeny, neighbors-turned-business partners. Photo by Milica Cardona<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe whole inspiration for the distillery was the hospitality we got while traveling,\u201d Hagai said. \u201cHosting people, sharing our spirit, and providing an intimate space for musicians just seemed like a natural fit. I think we both appreciated what Sofar provides not only to the audience, but the musicians. We have friends who\u2019re musicians, and without Sofar, it\u2019s kind of really hard for them to find a home to share their work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not only do artists get a chance to meet new listeners, but M\u00d4T\u00d4 Spirits gets the opportunity to meet more of their community. \u201cNo one knows who we are, so being able to get 100 people into our space on a Friday night\u2013 we were making partnerships that would allow a community to be aware of who we were,\u201d Marie said.<\/p>\n<p>The distillery is expanding into a slightly larger space, but the intimate, community driven feel and experience won\u2019t change, whether you\u2019re just stopping by for a quick drink, or coming in for a night of music. \u201cIt\u2019s an intimate space, a new discovery in the neighborhood, and the ability to enjoy not only awesome music, but hopefully awesome spirits as well,\u201d Hagai said.<\/p>\n<p>Interested in hosting a Sofar? Check out more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/about\/hosts\">details here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City is the land of endless nooks and crannies. There are thousands of things to do, places to go\u2013 you just have to find them. Today we\u2019re giving you a little shortcut to M\u00d4T\u00d4 Spirits, a micro-distillery nestled in Bushwick, run by Marie Estrada and Hagai Yardeny, neighbors-turned-business partners. 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