Second Sight Spirits and Illuminaut Tattoo Present
Black Belly Navy Strength Rum
Black Belly is back! This bold navy strength rum is a collaboration between Second Sight Spirits and illustrator and tattoo artist Brian Level of Illuminaut Tattoo.
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Fat Dog Spirits Collaborates with Non-Profit Heroes Relief Inc. to Help Veterans in Need
Proceeds from the sale of each bottle of Heroes Relief Premium Vodka will be donated to help better the lives of veterans and their families.
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Coppersea Distilling Partners with Delight Marketing
Delight to distribute and market Coppersea Whiskies in Taiwan.
Coppersea Distilling, the Heritage Methods farm distillery in New Paltz, NY is pleased to announce their partnership with Delight Marketing to market, sell and distribute in Taiwan, the Republic of China.
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Free Shipping From the U.S. to the Asia International Wine & Spirits & Beer Competitions
Held Sept 1st in Hong Kong. Top trade buyers from Asia will be judging spirits by category and price. The AIWC is offering free shipping from their NJ warehouse to Hong Kong. Spirits need to be in the warehouse by August 7th.
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DISCUS Unveils Interactive Summary of State Laws and Regulations Relating to Distiled Spirits
A database relating to the sale and distribution of distilled spirits in the United States.
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Garrison Brothers Distillery responds to new TTB proposal
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) proposed a new set of “modernization” principles designed to clarify the labeling problems we see today. The Texas Whiskey Association agrees with the
vast majority of the proposed changes with the exception of restrictively defining a “barrel” as approximately 50 gallons in capacity. We’ve
submitted a letter outlining our position in support of greater transparency for all whiskey labeling and specifically in support of clarifying to consumers the state of origin for their whiskeys.
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TTB Trade Practice Seminars
Half-day Trade Practice Seminars geared towards alcohol beverage industry members or their representatives.
St. Louis, MO -
August 1
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TTB’s COLAs Online soon to include new “Conditionally Approved” application status
This feature will further streamline the label approval process...
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Upcoming ADI Workshops
Malting & Fermentation for Beer and Malt Spirits
Aug. 8, Admiral Matling, Alameda, CA
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Heavenly Spirits—International Distilled Spirit Summit
Sept. 22, Spirit of Hven, Sweden
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Blending, Maturation & Warehousing
Dec. 6, Ironroot Republic Distilling, Denison, TX
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Story of ‘first chapter of American whiskey’ to be told along new trail in Pittsburgh
From the Associated Press
The Whiskey Rebellion Trail just launched will connect for booze and history tourists 75-plus cultural sites and craft distilleries from Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C., to Philadelphia,…. The route is this region's version of Kentucky's booming Bourbon Trail…
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Durham Distillery to open a cocktail bar, now that North Carolina says it can
by Drew Jackson for The News & Observer
An expected expansion of North Carolina’s ABC laws is already having a quick effect. Durham Distillery, maker of the award-winning Conniption Gin, is opening a bar …called Corpse Reviver,
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North Carolina Senate passed SB 290, allowing distilleries in the state to sell mixed drinks. The bill also lifts a cap that had limited annual sales to five bottles per person. The bill still requires the signature of Gov. Roy Cooper.
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Why You've Been Seeing a Lot More Rye Whiskey
The type of whiskey that George Washington distilled at Mount Vernon is having a major resurgence.
Sales volumes rose by more than 1,000 percent between 2009 and 2018,
according to the Distilled Spirits Council
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In 2018, 1.1 billion cases of rye were sold.
What accounts for the resurgence in popularity? Ask experts, and one man's name comes up again and again: Dave Pickerell.
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Summer issue of
Distiller
magazine is now Online
All our stories since 2015 are archived
here.
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Bill's Corner
Miscellany from ADI President/Founder Bill Owens
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Karen Hoskin of Montanya Distillers
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Constellation Brands acquired a minority stake in Colorado-based American craft rum maker
Montanya Distillers
. The investment was made through Constellation Brands
Ventures’
Focus on Female Founders program which makes meaningful investments in female-founded and female-led businesses doing disruptive and innovative work across beverage alcohol.
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Who Says There Are No Free Lunches?
For the past 10 years Bill has offered a free meal to any distillery that has opened within 2 years of inception. The following distilleries were able to open in less than 2 years:
Foggy Bottom Distillery
, Los Oso Valley, CA;
CopperMuse
, Fort Collins, CO;
Restless Spirits
, North Kansas City, MO;
Papoua Craft Distillery
, Tarpon, Fl;
Moto Spirits
, Brooklyn NY;
Three of Strong Spirits,
Portland, ME;
Shire Distilling
, Brookshire, TX;
Storm King Distilling
, Montrose, CO;
Wood Hat Spirits
, New Florence, MO;
Sun Coast Loaded Cannon Distilled Spirits
, Bradenton, FL
Let us know if you're eligible for a free lunch.
[email protected].
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