Husband and wife team John and Barb Cote pick raspberries and calendula from their farm that is used in their liqueurs and gin at  Black Fox Distillery. John Cote and his wife, Barb, have a little more than 30 hectares, and the crops from their modest farming operation are destined for stills elsewhere on the property, where they produce the vodka, gin and liqueurs of Black Fox Farm and Distillery . Read more.

Experience two Seattle craft distilleries in one day; They're cooking up a storm at Blackfish Spirits Distillery; Innovation and tradition mingle at Seattle's award-winning Copperworks Distilling Company. Read stores

During July 2018 nine-liter spirits case sales in the control states grew 4.6% over same period sales last year. July's rather robust sales growth is, at least partially, attributable to last July's weak comp (0.5%) and an anomaly in a control state's July 2018 sales reporting calendar. Read more.

There is no end in sight to trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada. Last week, on the one-year-anniversary of the start of NAFTA's renegotiation, President Trump said, "we're not even talking to Canada right now." But at least one local distiller is pleased by the spirit of U.S. tariffs on Canadian products. Read more

A local expert will impart his knowledge to 20 young distillers as part of Niagara College's new artisan distilling program.

David Dickson, head distiller at Dillon's Small Batch Distillers in Beamsville, [took] over as the college's distiller beginning Aug 20. "I'm very excited to be with Niagara College in this role," Dickson said. Read more

UK-based Circumstance distillery, which opened its doors in Bristol [last] week, will be the 'first' distillery to use blockchain technology for pre-sales of its spirits. Read more