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Distilling Research Grant Auction
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ADI 2019 Judging of Craft Spirits - Early Bird Discount
The largest and most-respected judging devoted to craft spirits: In 2018, ADI received more than 1000 Spirits from five continents!
At right, 2019 Craft Spirits Anchor Judge Monique Huston, Director of Spirits for the Winebow Group.
2019 Judges.
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In Memoriam: Ragged Branch Statement on Dave Pickerell
We are deeply saddened to learn of Dave Pickerell's passing. Dave served as master distiller for Ragged Branch, teaching us onsite at our farm in Charlottesville the time-honored, old-school methods of producing straight bourbon, as only he could do.
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Food Drive at MKT Distillery
Wednesday, November 14th from 3:00pm - 7:00pm, MKT Distillery will host a Food Drive that will help benefit those in need this holiday season!
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Steamboat Whiskey Company celebrates 1st anniversary,
expands charitable donations
Steamboat Whiskey Company just celebrated its first birthday! Our military tribute product, Warrior Whiskey, has helped raise over $23,000 for veteran support organizations! Given this success, we are expanding our charitable donations to our award winning Ski Town Vodka product line as well. This winter we will be donating a portion of the proceeds to environmental charities to help keep our winters white. Drop in the next time you are in the Boat!
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Sourland Mountain Spirits kickstarter campaign: final push
The funds raised will be used to complete the new addition to the Sourland Mountain distillery. The first floor will be a tasting room and store, and the second floor will be a community meeting room available to groups of up to 15 people free of charge. Read more
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Dueling Grounds to launch sales of Linkumpinch Bourbon
Dueling Grounds Distillery will begin selling its 2-year-old Linkumpinch Bourbon on Dec. 1, a few days prior to the celebration of Prohibition Repeal Day, which took place Dec. 5, 1933.
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Tasmania's Spring Bay Distillery Sherry Cask First Release
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Boardroom Spirits expands distillery, adds new Tasting Wing and increases production
Boardroom Spirits, the award-winning craft distillery based in Lansdale, PA, is thrilled to unveil their newly expanded distillery and tasting room. In recognition of the celebration, Mayor Garry Herbert has issued a proclamation that November 2, 2018 will be recognized as Boardroom Spirits Day in the Borough of Lansdale and named Boardroom the official "spirit of Lansdale." Read More.
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Philadelphia's Reading Terminal Market creates new section for local distilleries
Philadelphia, PA's Reading Terminal Market unveiled a new section of the market, The Pennsylvania Pour Collective, dedicated to showcasing some of the region's finest distilled spirits. Find Eight Oaks Craft Distillers, Boardroom Spirits, Federal Distilling and New Liberty Distilling there." Read More.
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Upcoming CMBTC Malt Academy Courses
The CMBTC's Malt Academy is a unique training institute located in Winnipeg, Canada, that offers courses related to the malting barley and malt processing industries.
1-Week Intensive Malting Course:
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Motor City Gas distillery listed among top 25 U.S. distillers
Travel and Leisure magazine has named Motor City Gas craft distillery to a new list of the 25 Best Distilleries in the nation.
"We just found out about it last week," said owner Rich Lockwood, who opened the business over three years ago. "It's not something we competed for." Read more.
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Travel + Leisure magazine lists 25 Best Distilleries in the U.S.
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Yelp has determined the best distilleries in the U.S. by using an algorithm that looks at the number of reviews and star rating for a business. Not more than two distilleries per state were included to provide geographic diversity, according to Yelp.
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"We are experiencing unusually high call volumes"
These are words no one wants to hear because you need assistance now. One of TTB's core values is accessibility. We take pride in assisting industry members, and our goal is to do so in a timely fashion. We acknowledge that our NRC and ALFD call centers are not always performing up to the levels you expect, and we ask for your patience as we take steps to address our internal challenges.
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Fall issue of Distiller magazine on newsstands and online
Distiller is available at 400 retail locations including Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, and various newsstands. Contact us for copies for your tasting room or gift shop.
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Latest Edition of Nano Distilling book now on Amazon
The Nano Distillery: The Future of Distilling
Compiled by Bill Owens, Edited by Brad Plummer and Andrew Faulkner.
The Nano Distillery is a compilation of how-to chapters and real-life experiences of distillers who successfully produce quality spirits on a small scale.
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New mobile-optimized ADI
map of distilleries
on Distilling.com
Visit our New(!) mobile-optimized
map page and find the 15 distilleries nearest you!
Tap on a distillery pin and then tap "Open Map" to get directions to the distillery on your phone. The map default is our home town (Hayward, CA), but you can either set it to a zip code, or allow it to geolocate you. You will need to go into your
settings
and allow your browser to "geolocate."
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ADI's Certification Program
now has
3,568 spirits listed!
Apply today
and join the 727 micro-distilleries who are truly
craft.
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Two in hospital after distillery explodes in
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
By The Canadian Press
CLARKES BEACH, N.L.-Two workers were injured after a Newfoundland distillery exploded Friday morning in Clarke's Beach.
In a Facebook post, The Newfoundland Distillery Company says an employee suffered burns and smoke inhalation and is in stable condition at the Health Sciences Centre in St. John's.
It says another was held for observation overnight at the Carbonear General Hospital.
The company, which produces rum, gin, and other spirits, says there will be a full investigation into the cause of the incident, adding that the facility will remain closed until further notice.
The distillery is also thanking first responders "who all helped to ensure there were no further injuries and limit the level of damage."
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Ten days when the Federal Government's biggest
office was on North Main Street: 1919
By Timothy Brian McKee, Richland Source History Columnist
...The notion of outlawing alcohol had been hotly debated for generations; but in 1919 the US finally voted to actually change the Constitution and ban drinking. The new laws prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcohol... so the adventure was known as Prohibition.
Everyone could see it was a daunting task; perhaps impossible. Whoever the president appointed to head the Prohibition experiment faced a thousand angry mob leaders; ten thousand cunning rum-runners; a hundred thousand bootleggers; and millions of grumbling folks whose favorite saloon was not allowed to sell cocktails anymore. The new Federal Prohibition Commissioner was John F. Kramer from Mansfield, Ohio.
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It's boom times for local distilleries: Best of KC 2018
By The Pitch Staff, Kansas City
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Kansas City has always been a drinking town, and the endless stream of illegal liquor that flowed through our streets during Prohibition cemented that reputation. Ironically, though, the debauchery of those days also effectively shuttered KC's rich tradition of legal distilling. Some made it out alive: Holladay Distillery, founded in Weston, Missouri, in 1856, circumvented Prohibition laws by producing medicinal whiskey, and today, the company's portfolio includes the gold medal-winning, eco-friendly 360 Vodka. But other historic distilleries were not so lucky: J. Rieger & Co., founded in 1887 in the West Bottoms, did not see a fourth decade.
But everything old eventually becomes new again.
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Six of the best artisan distilleries in Chicago
By John Brunton, The Guardian
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Line 'em up...at the Few Spirits distillery, Chicago.
Photograph: John Brunton
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Chicago has got history when it comes to spirits. The city was a vocal centre of the temperance movement that led to Prohibition between 1920 and 1933, which in turn fuelled the illegal and widespread production of moonshine and rise of Al Capone's speakeasies. Today the city boasts a booming artisan distillery scene, the new generation producing small batch bourbon and rye whiskey, botanical gin and vodka, and even mezcal, kirsch and absinthe. Many have their own cocktail bars for those who want to make a night of it after a spirit-tasting tour. Tours and cocktails are generally priced at $10 - here are six of the best to check out.
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As craft beer sales slow, Two Brothers and other brewers launch into spirits
By Greg Trotter, Chicago Tribune Contact Reporter
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| Jeremy Bogan, head distiller at Two Brothers Brewing, fills barrels with malt whiskey in Aurora on Nov. 1, 2018. In addition to brewing beer, the company is making spirits and roasting coffee. |
On a recent autumn morning at Two Brothers Brewing, co-founder Jason Ebel stood next to a 300-gallon still and explained the intricate art of making whiskey, a new enterprise for one of the oldest craft breweries in Illinois.
Two Brothers already sells vodka, gin, coffee liqueur and amaro - spirits that require less time to age - at various retail chains and bars in the Chicago area. Since 2012, the brewery has also made coffee, another fast-growing part of the business. With its craft beer business slowing, the Ebel brothers are finding new ways to grow sales.
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London Just Got Its First Whiskey Vending Machine
By Shaunacy Ferro, Mental Floss
Guests at London's Napoleon Hotel don't need to wait for a bartender to order a quality Scotch; they can order it from the vending machine. As Lonely Planet reports, the hotel now has a single-malt whiskey vending machine courtesy of Whisky-Me, a whiskey subscription service.
Whisky-Me was launched by the founders of Black Rock, a whiskey bar located in the Napoleon Hotel. Each month, subscribers receive a roughly 1.7-ounce pouch of rare or exclusive single malt Scotch in the mail for as low as $9 each. But between now and the end of December, you don't have to be a subscriber to get a taste of the action. Just hit up the vending machine at the hotel instead.
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A Gamble That Bourbon Can Grow Old Gracefully
By Robert Simonson, The New York Times
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| Mark Brown, chief executive of the Sazerac Company, which owns Buffalo Trace, using a mallet to remove the bung from a barrel in the company's new climate-controlled warehouse. Credit: Buffalo Trace Distillery |
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Bourbon has been on a winning streak for years now. The quintessential American whiskey enjoys a global reputation for quality, with demand outstripping supply and prices steadily rising. But in one arena, it can't complete with world's other great whiskeys: age.
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New Saverglass factory in Mexico opens
Saverglass Group invested $120 million in the state of Jalisco for the construction of its glass and decoration plant, where production has started as of June 2018 and will create 400 new local jobs.
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Bill's Corner
Miscellany from
ADI Founder/President, Bill Owens
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Bill's Excellent Adventure:
"The craft of distilling is happening in every country"
ADI president Bill Owens at the Willie Smith's Apple Shed (Tasmania). Above, top right, Bill takes photos of distiller Ronan Kavanagh.
Willie Smith's is the first distillery in Tasmania to make Apple Brandy (Calvados).
Bill will soon be back in California after traveling around the world in 52 days, just to visit craft distilleries
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