In this week's news
(January 18, 2017)
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Newly formed CT Spirits Guild and Trail; 2016 banner year for DTC shipping; Surrey's Central City distills first single malt whisky; The distillery boom is exploding in New Orleans.
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Distinctive gin from foraged ingredients emerges from Israel's first craft distillery
by Ronit Vered,
Haaretz Newspaper
in Israel.
Juniper berries from Mount Meron, leaves of the mastic tree, wild carrots and citron peels are just a few of the botanicals in a new Galilean gin.
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2017 ADI Conference
& Vendor Expo
April 3-6, 2017
Baltimore, MD
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2017 Judging
of Craft Spirits
Registration deadline for
US Spirits: January 27, 2017
Spirits must be received by:
February 2, 2017
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Distillers' Resource Directory: is your listing
up-to-date?
Jan. 27th deadline
The ADI Directory has become the essential resource for distillers in finding supplies.
To update your listing for our 2017 Directory, click here.
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New 2017 ADI membership logos
ADI Members: click here
to access your new 2017 ADI membership logos for you to include on your websites, print collateral materials, etc. Two high resolution formats: jpg and png.
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Save the date:
Gin Summit
April 1-2,
2017
Washington, D.C.
Join ADI at the Gin Summit prior to the Annual Conference and Expo
.
Register.
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Bavarian-Holstein workshop dates set
The next workshop, our Distillery 101, will be held on February 13-14th. The number of seats is limited, so please call (310) 228-0905
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Moonshine University lists 2017 courses
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Bayou Rum Distillery named Best Large-scale Visitor Center
by Drinks International
Louisiana landmark receives prestigious recognition in
2017 International Distillery Experience Challenge.
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Four craft spirits brands
to watch for in 2017
Our [MyNorthwest.com] picks for top craft spirits reflect each brand's product innovation, recognition within the craft industry, room for growth in the market, ability to scale to meet increased demand and unique or interesting products or business models.
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Marble Distilling Co. wins international Master Medal for green initiatives
The Global Spirits Masters series produced by UK-based The Spirits Business has created the Global Distillery Masters to celebrate the achievements and innovations of the distilleries themselves, beyond their spirits.
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Jos. A. Magnus & Co. releases their Limited Edition Reserve Bourbon at $1000 a bottle
J.A. Magnus Reserve offers a truly remarkable experience for those who seek to possess rare bourbon. Only 192 bottles were made.
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Blackwater Distilling introduces Picaroon
Dark Rum
Picaroon Maryland Rum, is distilled from unadulterated sugar cane syrup--nothing added, nothing removed, unlike many rums which begin with blackstrap...
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Detroit Stillworks introduces the Hot Rod
The Hot Rod - the only still that can grow with your brands. Detroit Steelworks' hand built high performance distillation equipment that helps you succeed.
Watch video.
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Assistance for industry members impacted by recent storms
TTB recognizes that the devastation caused by recent storms, flooding, and other related events in California, may have affected industry members' operations. As a result, they may not be able to timely file excise tax returns or timely pay or deposit the excise taxes administered by TTB, as required by the Internal Revenue Code. TTB will consider waiving late filing, payment, or deposit penalties on a case-by case basis.
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Drinky.CA looking to expand to US market
Drinky.ca, a site to browse for, discover and purchase unique and unlisted alcoholic beverages in Canada.
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Killer winter cocktails with Sweet Potato Liqueur
by Carey Jones and John D. McCarthy, Food and Wine.com
The smell of sweet potatoes always makes us think of winter - so when you're looking for winter cocktails, a sweet potato liqueur would fit right in. The unusual Corbin Cash Sweet Potato Liqueur...
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ADI's Certification Program now has
2,207 spirits listed!
Apply today
and join the 443 micro-distilleries who are truly
craft.
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Pining for a cozy winter drink?
Try evergreen liqueur
by Tove K. Danovich, NPR
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Colorado-based Dram Apothecary makes an evergreen syrup from local trees
that can be used for both alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages.
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Though the great outdoors becomes more inhospitable when winter winds rise and temperatures drop, there's nothing like wandering through an evergreen forest as snow squeaks underfoot. And once people have trudged stiffly back inside, they can keep those forests with them by imbibing one of the world's many pine liqueurs.
These liqueurs have been a longtime fixture in European hotels and ski lodges. Under the umbrella of "schnapps" (essentially any strong, clear alcoholic drink with little resemblance to the sweetened stuff marketed as schnapps in the United States), Austrians have been brewing their own pine-flavored varieties for generations. Yet it wasn't until the early 2000s that these evergreen spirits finally made their way to America - 2005, in particular, seems to be...
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The distillery boom is exploding
on the streets of New Orleans
With New Orleans' well documented attachment to the cocktail, it just makes sense microdistilleries would be the next step in the city's entrepreneurial alcohol industry.
Spirited entrepreneurs are taking a page from the booming brewing industry in the area and creating a fast-growing trend of microdistilleries. New Orleans is perfectly poised to be a powerhouse for both the production and consumption of spirits. We already have the consumption part down, and production is ramping...
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Father and son starting Over-the-Rhine distillery
by
Andy Brownfield, Cincinnati Business Courier
A father-son team is turning a passion for homebrewing and distilled spirits into a new venture in Over-the-Rhine ["the heart of Cincinnati's locavore movement and one of the city's largest tourist destinations"].
Mike and John Funcheon plan to open Stadt Distilling in Over-the-Rhine by fall of this year. They haven't selected a final location - three are in contention - but are firm that the neighborhood is where they want to locate their distillery. "Many Cincinnatians are aware of the brewing heritage of the city, but what people might not be aware of is there were at any given year more distilleries operating out of Cincinnati than breweries. Largely they were German-...
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Surrey's Central City distills first single malt whisky
by David P. Ball, Metro News Canada
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Central City Brewers and Distillers brewmaster Gary Lohin, left, joined forces with the Surrey craft company's head distiller Stuart McKinnon in their Whalley facility.
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When
Central City Brewers
built its Surrey beer-making facility in 2013, its brewmaster predicted the public's appetite for small-batch craft beverages wouldn't just be "hoppy" - but that craft alcohol's future in B.C. might also taste a bit more "peaty" too.
Award-winning brewer Gary Lohin looked south to the U.S., home of North America's craft brewing surge, and saw that local spirits were also taking off apace with their hoppy cousins.
"We knew it would only be a matter of time before it came to Canada," he told Metro in a phone interview. "We had the opportunity to design a distillery into our brewery, it was a...
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State of the states: 2016 banner
year
for DTC shipping
by Erin Kirschenmann, Wine Business.com
The direct-to-consumer (DTC) shipping business is booming, and 2016 proved to be one for the record books. The latest Sovos ShipCompliant /Wines & Vines DTC shipping data showed that both value and volume of wine shipped across the country soared: Volume rose 17.1 percent to reach more than 5 million cases and the value of those cases increased by 18.5 percent, worth nearly $2.33 billion. Read more.
Editor's Note:
don't miss the presentation by John Henry, Owner,
El Buho Mescal at the
ADI Conference
this April in Baltimore:
Direct Shipping: the Do's, the Don'ts and the Future.
More.
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WA Lawmakers look to loosen sales restrictions
for craft distilleries, wineries
by Mike Richards, The Lens news
A bipartisan group of Washington state lawmakers is aiming to lessen barriers to sales growth for Washington's wine and spirits industry. Two new bills, to be heard Thursday January 12 in the House Commerce and Gaming Committee, would benefit boutique wine and beer sellers, craft distilleries, and wineries. However, some stakeholders say one of the bills accents a divide between craft distillers and non-craft, or general-licensed distilleries. Read more.
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Newly formed CT Spirits Guild and Trail
by Elliott Davis, Mine Hill Distillery
In 2016, Connecticut craft distilleries formed a Spirits Guild and launched a Spirits Trail to promote their individual businesses as well as the craft movement in general. There are now 10 distilleries in the state, from the first, farm based Westford Hills Distillers in Ashford, to the newest, Mine Hill Distillery that has restored a 19th-century landmark property in Roxbury.
Producers are making classic vodka, gin and aged whiskeys, as well as moonshine, eau de vies and flavored liqueurs. Most are centered around Hartford, while others are located in beautiful New England villages. The Spirit Trail is emulating the successful wine and beer trails and the owners believe a rising tide will lift all boats. The Spirits Guild is lobbying for more flexible tasting room regulations that would allow more bottle sales, tasting cocktails and other measures that would level the playing field with CT wineries and breweries or with surrounding states that have supported the growth of craft distilleries. 2017 looks to be a banner year.
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Distillery 291 expands with two Louisiana
cypress fermentation vessels
Distillery 291 enters its first phase of distilling expansion this year with the addition of two 1500 gallon Louisiana cypress fermentation vessels. 291 is currently using two 750 gallon stainless steel vessels for its fermentation and the addition of the cypress vessels will triple the fermentation capacity of the distillery.
"We are growing at a rapid pace, and when looking into fermentation options, we knew we needed to choose cypress. Louisiana cypress is a renewable resource, traditional for making whiskey, and it resists rot and fungus. Stainless steel is a fine option for distilling...
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