Craft Spirits Weekly
Welcome to the 127th 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.
Dogfish Head Distilling Co. Expands Distribution to Pennsylvania
Dogfish Head Distilling Co. announced its collection of 100% scratch-made spirits is expanding distribution into Pennsylvania. Consumers can ask for Dogfish Head spirits in their favorite craft cocktail bars and restaurants, as well as purchase bottles from the Fine Wine & Good Spirits site and in stores. Dogfish Head’s spirit lineup will include Barrel Honey Rum, Compelling Gin, Roasted Peanut Vodka, Analog Vodka and Sonic Archeology. (Sussex Living)
New Permit Creates Pathway to Distillery Taprooms in Connecticut
It may take a year, but Connecticut distillers will be able to open their own taprooms.
The state’s beer and alcohol laws are set for several upgrades in a bill meant to streamline the industry, including the recently drafted craft café permit which will pave the way for distilleries to serve drinks out of their own taprooms. The bill has to be signed by Gov. Ned Lamont, but the new permit would be available to distillers, brewers and vintners, and would allow permit holders to sell alcohol if it’s manufactured in the state. (The Middletown Press)
First Year for Montana’s Crawford Distillery Leads to Growth, Relocation
The Crawford Distillery is relocating after one year of being in business along the hi-line. “It has grown so much more than we thought it would in a years’ time,” owner Alyssa Crawford said. But the move will not be far. The owners have purchased the former VFW building located at the corner of 2nd Street and 4th Avenue. Alyssa and her husband will be remodeling the place but will be keeping some of its original pieces. (KBZK)
2020 ACSA Convention Call For Presentations Now Open!
The Call for Presentations is officially open for ACSA’s 2020 Convention at the Hyatt Regency, Portland, Oregon from March 29–31, 2020. Share your expertise with the craft spirits community! ACSA’s Education Committee is seeking out technical, sales and marketing, business and legal/compliance topics. Of particular interest are presentations on:

• Advanced technical topics (especially all things yeast)
• Sensory tasting sessions
• Industry-specific safety topics
• In-depth sessions on specific ingredients
• Distribution

Please submit your proposal by July 1.
Your Input Is Critical! 2019 Craft Spirits Data Project
It's time once again for the Craft Spirits Data Project to query you on the economics of the industry. The Craft Spirits Data Project, which ACSA conducts in conjunction with Park Street and the IWSR, provides the industry's most detailed picture of the size, scope, growth trajectory and economic contributions of the craft distilling industry. This information will be critical as we continue our fight to keep the reduction in the Federal Excise Tax.
Spokane Distiller Releases Canned Cocktails
Craft cocktail lovers are saying cheers to Dry Fly Distilling's latest creation. The Spokane distillery will release a new canned cocktail line this month. The company announced on social media that it will do a soft launch of the new cocktails June 20. Flavors include gin and tonic, spicy lemonade and moscow mule. Each beverage includes Dry Fly spirits and flavorings. (KXLY)
California’s Sonoma Distilling Co. Offers Tours and Pours of its Whiskey
As Sonoma Distilling Co. has grown from a small building to the new, self-designed Rohnert Park space that includes beautiful stills imported from Spain and Scotland, founder Adam Spiegel has not veered from his original focus to make the best artisan-style whiskeys in the most sustainable manner possible. The new and expanded distillery is now complete and the affable Spiegel is ready to re-launch on June 21-23, offering eco-friendly public tours and tastings program. (San Francisco Examiner)
Iowa’s The Foundry Building to Host Grand Opening
The rebirth of this historic building in West Des Moines as a drinking and dining destination is now complete. The grand opening celebration of The Foundry at Valley Junction will take place from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday in West Des Moines. The public is invited to join The Hall and Foundry Distilling Co. as they celebrate the completed overhaul of the 120-year-old building with an open house and birthday event. (Des Moines Register)
Send News to Craft Spirits Magazine
We are thrilled to announce the upcoming launch of our new, bi-monthly digital publication,  Craft Spirits Magazine , arriving this summer. The launch will coincide with the unveiling of the magazine’s official website, which will offer original content, as well as showcase some of the items that will appear on the pages of the magazine. 

Do you have exciting stories to share about your distillery? Keep us posted on new products, events, trends, tips and more by sending us a note at  news@americancraftspirits.org .
Kentucky Peerless Releases First Bourbon in More Than 100 Years
The Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co. will release its first bourbon in 102 years. The release date is scheduled for the public, in limited quantities, on June 22. After beginning barreling in March of 2015, the Taylor family has been patiently crafting one barrel at a time making fine rye and bourbon. Corky Taylor, fourth generation and CEO, has been breathing life back into his great-grandfather’s legacy that originally started in 1889. (WTVQ)
Distillery and Restaurant to Open on Salt Lake City’s West Side
Food and beverage options on Salt Lake City’s West Side are about to get a big boost. A new distillery and restaurant/bar in the Euclid neighborhood is putting its final financing pieces in place. Congregation Spirits Distillery and Standard Candle Bar & Grill have purchased property on 900 West just north of the Union Pacific tracks at 23 – 37 North. (Building Salt Lake)
Trio Aims to Make Whiskey, Beer in Bedford, Pa.
When Derek Dowler and Nate Haupt first came up with the idea to open their own distillery, neither of them even liked whiskey. The two had careers with the U.S. Department of Defense IT sector, and had been working as government contractors in the United Kingdom for years when they came up with the concept of opening a distillery on a weekend trip to Scotland, which included tours of several distilleries there. On the eight-hour trip home, the two talked about the stories and history of each distillery and decided to begin researching distilling methods and learning about whiskey. (The Tribune-Democrat)
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