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New Releases,
Events & Milestones
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Craft Distilling Expo 2018 Stand Bookings open
The 2018 Craft Distilling Expo will take place in London at The Boiler House Brick Lane on the September 26 + 27, 2018
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Bloomington, IL Bike-Centennial Ride & Summer Solstice Celebration
Thursday, June 21, 5:30 p.m. at
Cardinal Spirits.
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PROOF - Washington Distillers Festival on July 7
More than 45 Washington distilleries are sampling traditional favorites and new releases, plus you can buy onsite.
Tickets on sale now!
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New York State Distillers Guild Tasting Event - July 17
The New York State Distillers Guild (NYSDG) is hosting a tasting event with over a dozen craft distilleries that participated in the inaugural New York Distilled Spirits Competition. July 17, 6:00pm-8:30pm at Brooklyn Brewery
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Lee Spirits Company expands distribution into Texas
Lee Spirits Company is pleased to announce four of its original products will be distributed throughout Texas starting in July, 2018. Now, Lee Spirits' products are available in five states: Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
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Jeffrey L. Painter becomes Chairman Of NABCA Board
ALEXANDRIA, VA (JUNE 19, 2018)-Jeffrey L. Painter, chairman of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (Virginia ABC), assumed the role of Chairman of the NABCA Board during the May Annual Conference in Phoenix, AZ.
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Two gold medals for Cane Land Distilling
Cane Land Distilling Company cleans up winning two gold medals at the premier rum spirits competition in the country. Formerly the Miami Rum Festival, Cane Land won a gold for their rhum agricole as well as a gold for their Parade Argente (silver) at what is now called the Rum Renaissance Festival.
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Long Road Distillers' honors from Seattle International Spirits Competition
Long Road Distillers has announced a handful of new honors from the Seattle International Spirits Competition, held earlier this month: Long Road Raspberry Liqueur and Long Road Original Aquavit were awarded Double Gold Medals. Other awarded spirits...
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Spirits of French Lick produces Double Gold at the SIP Awards
Three spirits entered, three Double Gold medals awarded! Spirits of French Lick secured Double Gold medals for their Absinthe Le Bleu, Aquavit, and Old Tom Gin in a very crowded field of over 780 competitors at the 10th Annual SIP Awards...
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TTB Label Approval Feedback Requested
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Registration is open for TTB Trade Practice Seminars
Are you concerned that you may be operating in violation of the "tied-house" rules? Should you be?
Boston, MA
- July 18
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TTB Webinar TODAY: Malt Beverage Formula Info.
Wed., June 20, 1 - 2 pm Eastern Time
Register for this webinar and become an expert at submitting malt beverage formulas. Learn what TTB looks for in these formulas and what you need to submit.
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ADI map of distilleries
on Distilling.com
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Winter issue of Distiller magazine on newsstands
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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ADI's Certification Program now has
2,812 spirits listed!
Apply today
and join the 578 micro-distilleries who are truly
craft.
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The Rum Decade: Chronicling the Spirit's
Explosive Growth
By Wayne Curtis, The Daily Beast
A dozen years ago there were two American craft distilleries focusing on rum: Celebration Distilling in New Orleans, and Prichard's Rum in Kelso, Tennessee. I visited both while researching my book, And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in 10 Cocktails. And when the book was published in the summer of 2006 I could rest well, knowing I had done my homework and had included everything anyone could possibly need to know about modern American rums.
It was the best of timing. It was the worst of timing...
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Cruzan Rum launches disaster relief fund
By Melita Kiely, The Spirits Business
In response to devastation caused by last year's Hurricane Maria, Cruzan Rum has launched the Island Spirit Fund to support disaster relief efforts in the US Virgin Islands and across the US.
The Beam Suntory-owned brand has pledged to donate US$1 from every case of rum sold to the Island Spirit Fund, which will be used to help rebuild communities affected by storms. The brand expects to raise almost US$1 million for the Island Spirit Fund through its donation scheme this year alone.
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Michigan Craft Distillers Association Urges Consumers to Read the Labels to Determine Where Their Spirits are Really Coming From
The craft distilling industry is growing, not only in Michigan but throughout the United States. Yet, there is concern about some of the spirits introduced into the marketplace as "craft" when in fact they may be purchased in volume from out-of-state producers, then bottled and distributed as a "local" product. This issue, as well as truth in labeling is something the Michigan Craft Distillers Association (MCDA) has been paying attention to since it was formed in 2014. Read more.
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Inside Macallan's new, one-of-a-kind, £140 million subterranean distillery
By Neil Ridley and Joel Harrison,
The Telegraph
/UK
Editor's Note: ADI is focused on craft, but Macallan's new $186,000,000 distillery caught our eye.
Imagine a single-malt distillery and you'll most likely conjure up somewhere nestled in a lush green glen, with a tall pagoda roof slowly bellowing peat smoke into the air, while casks lie around, awaiting clear spirit that will slowly mature into whisky.
This image is typical of the many distilleries dotted across Scotland, where the process of turning water, barley and yeast...
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With his brewing dreams dashed, he found a new love in distillation
By Josh Davis, Houstonia
How an allergic reaction led Grateful Dane's Ian Mook to the rum game
In the last decade, craft beer has exploded. Since 2005, nearly 200 craft breweries have set up shop in Texas, a beastly 990 percent increase. But one Houston man is introducing another craft game to the Lone Star State rum distillation. Having lived in Golden, Colorado in the early '90s while his dad worked at Coors Brewing Company, Ian Mook has always been fascinated with the brewing process. Inspired by craft beer industry trailblazers...
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Mahua goes mainstream: Goa [India]'s alcohol man taps into flower power
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar, Business Standard
If everything Midas touched turned to gold, in the case of the 60-something Desmond Nazareth, everything he touches, including, agave, sugarcane and now mahua, seems to transform into distilled alcohol.
For Nazareth, promoter of Desmondji, an Indian brand specialising in distilled alcohol, liqueurs and the like, the latest two offerings, mahua alcohol and mahua liqueur, are testimony to his efforts to promote Indian spirits...
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