It was not all that different from the absinthe he now makes and sells in Rockland under his own Luce Spirits brand. While Luce Spirits has become a social center for Rockland’s art and queer communities (which have a significant overlap), it’s not just for any one group. “You know, we’re here on the sort of beaten up end of Main Street. Even when they do the Sunday stroll and they shut down Main Street, they shut it down like a block away.” In this way, Luce Spirits has shifted not only from tasting room to botanically accented dive, but from business into community art practice, too.