Welcome to the 45th issue of Craft Spirits Weekly, a service dedicated to bringing you the news most important to the craft spirits distiller. Check your inbox every Thursday to find a curated selection of articles and news pieces from the American Craft Spirits Association.
ACSA Board Member Elected Mayor of Colorado Town
With 68.79 percent of the vote, P.T. Wood, co-founder of Wood’s High Mountain Distillery and member of ACSA’s board of directors, beat Salida, Colorado’s incumbent Mayor Jim LiVecchi. (The Mountain Mail)
Desert Door Sotol Captures the Spirit of West Texas
The idea of a truly Texas spirit—a liquor made from a scrubby plant found all over the West Texas desert—fermented in a University of Texas business class, of all places. Since then, three military veterans have transformed Desert Door Texas Sotol from a school project into a full-fledged distillery and tasting room in Driftwood that will open to visitors next week, on Nov. 16. (Austin American-Statesman)
Jeptha Creed Distillery to Fill 500th Barrel on Veteran's Day
Jeptha Creed Distillery is happy to announce it will be filling its 500th barrel on the date of the distillery’s first anniversary—which also happens to be Veteran’s Day. To honor the occasion, Jeptha Creed has invited Iraq War veteran Troy Yocum to fill the 500th barrel and tap in the bung during a special ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 11. (The Lane Report)
Denver's First Distillery-Restaurant Opens This Weekend
Denver is about to get its first distillery-restaurant. The Family Jones Spirit House will open on Saturday, Nov. 11, brought to us by a group of entrepreneurs who have already helped shape the modern landscape of Lower Highland. (Westword)
Not long after a new head brewer takes over at Uncle Billy’s Brewery and Smokehouse, the production brewery is making another big change and will become a “brewstillery” making both beer and spirits. (Austin 360)
Mad River Launches Second Edition of Hopscotch Whiskey
Mad River Distillers of Vermont has announced the upcoming release of the second edition of its extremely limited Hopscotch Vermont Single Malt Whiskey on Friday, Nov. 17 at select Vermont and Massachusetts retailers and bars. The second Hopscotch release is the result of a collaboration with neighbor and family-operated craft brewer, Stone Corral Brewery. (BevNet)
Southern Grace Distilleries, the first distillery in the United States to be located in a former prison, has released its first bourbon after opening its doors three and a half years ago. (The Drinkable Globe)
