Welcome to the 198th 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 CRAFT SPIRITS magazine and the American Craft Spirits Association.
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Only 8 Days Left to Enter the Craft Spirits Packaging Awards |
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Presented by the American Craft Spirits Association and CRAFT SPIRITS magazine and sponsored by The Glass Packaging Institute, the Craft Spirits Packaging Awards celebrates excellence and creativity in the design of craft spirits labels and packaging. Medalists will be featured in the January issue of CRAFT SPIRITS magazine, with Best in Show gracing the cover. Entries will be judged by an independent panel of industry experts.
Deadline for entry is Nov. 13, 2020.
The competition is open to all producers of craft spirits. No physical samples are required for entry (some winning entries may be asked to ship samples for photography).
A panel of design experts will judge labels and packaging in the following categories:
- Best Brandy Packaging
- Best Gin Packaging
- Best Ready-to-Drink
- Best Rum Packaging
- Best Specialty Spirits Packaging
- Best Vodka & Grain Packaging
- Best Whiskey Packaging
- Best Portfolio (Recognizing outstanding packaging across a range of products three or more products. Must be entered separately from individual entries.)
- Readers’ Choice Award (Judged by CRAFT SPIRITS magazine readers)
- Best in Show
Cost
ACSA Members: $40 per entry; $100 per portfolio entry
Non-members: $55 per entry; $140 per portfolio entry
The deadline for submissions is Nov. 13. If your spirits packaging is creative, beautiful, unique or all of the above, show it off by entering now!
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Montanya Rum Now Available in Select Whole Foods Market Stores |
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Montanya Distillers, a craft rum distillery and Certified B Corporation located in Crested Butte, Colorado, is now available in select Whole Foods Market stores across the Western U.S. from Colorado to California, and Washington to Arizona. The stores will carry Montanya Distiller’s Exclusiva and Platino. (CraftSpiritsMag.com)
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Catoctin Creek Distilling Co. to Release Peach Barrel Select Rye Whisky |
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Catoctin Creek Distilling Co. of Purcellville, Virginia, is excited to bring a taste of summer to fall with the launch of its Peach Barrel Select Rye Whisky on Monday, Nov. 16. A limited availability of approximately 540 bottles, this 100% Virginia rye whisky was aged in Catoctin Creek’s charred new oak barrels and then finished for over one year in peach brandy barrels from its Short Hill Mountain Peach Brandy. (CraftSpiritsMag.com)
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Widow Jane Bourbon to Benefit USBG Foundation and CORE |
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Brooklyn, New York-based Widow Jane Distillery announces the release of “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” a limited bottling of its signature 10 year old bourbon specifically created to raise funds to benefit the USBG National Charity Foundation and CORE: Children of Restaurant Employees. The effort intends to support hospitality workers experiencing financial distress as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. (CraftSpiritsMag.com)
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James Campbell Joins Oak & Eden as SVP of Sales and National Accounts |
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Dallas-based Oak & Eden has officially announced the recent and pivotal addition to their team of James Campbell, SVP of Sales and National Accounts. After 27 years in numerous and varied leadership roles within the E&J Gallo Winery and Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, James brings a proven track record of success and is duly equipped to lead Oak & Eden as it scales nationally. (CraftSpiritsMag.com)
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Waterloo Gin Grows Executive Team To Support U.S. Expansion |
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Dripping Springs, Texas-based Waterloo Gin has appointed new executive members to its leadership team to support its expansion across the U.S. as it begins operating separately from the Treaty Oak Distilling brand. (CraftSpiritsMag.com) |
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Join Us for Craft Spirits Live on Instagram |
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Join ACSA for Craft Spirits Live, our Instagram Live show. In each episode, a leading craft spirits producer invites us into their distillery for 30 minutes of engaging conversation and a virtual tour—as well as an opportunity to answer all of your burning questions.
UPCOMING GUESTS
November 11th: Nathan Newhall, Steamboat Whiskey Co.
November 18th: Greg Lehman, Watershed Distillery
November 25th: David Weglarz, StilL 630
December 2nd: Lisa Wicker, Widow Jane Distillery
December 9th: Gary Hinegardner, Wood Hat Spirits
December 16th: Heather Greene, Provision Spirits
December 23rd: No Craft Spirits Live
December 30th: No Craft Spirits Live
January 6th: TBA
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New Riff Distilling Debuts Winter Whiskey to Spark Holiday Spirit |
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New Riff Distilling of Newport, Kentucky, hopes to start a new holiday tradition with the launch of its Winter Whiskey, a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey made with malted oat and chocolate malt. Reminiscent of a chocolate oatmeal stout, this addition to New Riff’s lineup is a seasonal stunner. (CraftSpiritsMag.com)
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Next Century Spirits Co-Founder Shares Story on Podcast |
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In the latest episode of the Distillery Nation Podcast, Next Century Spirits CEO and co-founder Scott Bolin talks about his background, how he went from the bio-material space to the spirits business and much more. (Mastrogiannis Distillery)
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Eastside Distilling to Divest its Redneck Riviera Spirits |
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Eastside Distilling Inc. of Portland, Oregon, recently announced it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent to terminate its amended and restated license agreement with Rich Marks LLC and John D Rich Tisa Trust and to sell certain assets to Redneck Spirits Group, LLC. (CraftSpiritsMag.com)
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Israel’s M&H Distillery Launches U.S. Distribution |
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M&H Distillery (Milk & Honey), Israel’s first whisky distillery, recently announced its U.S. launch. The launch focuses around the release of M&H Distillery’s first Classic Single Malt Whisky. (CraftSpiritsMag.com)
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Reminder: Importance of Registering Sanitizer |
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Recently, ACSA leadership met with the FDA and the biggest takeaways were the importance of following current FDA guidelines and the necessity to register if you are producing hand sanitizer, packaging or labeling for distribution (either for sale or donation). You must also register with the FDA if you are manufacturing ethanol for use by others in making sanitizer.
If you believe a distillery is producing or distributing hand sanitizer or ethanol in a manner that is inconsistent with recent federal regulations and guidelines published for use during the COVID-19 public health emergency, please click here.
And if you haven't already added your distillery to our list of DSPs producing hand sanitizers, click here.
Additionally, FDA recently announced that it is providing a laboratory testing method to assess the quality of finished hand sanitizer products.
This testing method can be used to help assure hand sanitizers contain the correct ingredients and do not contain harmful levels of impurities. To read the full bulletin on the FDA's laboratory testing method, click here.
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Got a question? ACSA's got the answer. |
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In these challenging times, seek advice and lend your knowledge in ACSA's online forums. Our main forum topics include crisis management, services, TTB, safety, technical, equipment & materials, legislation, business and marketplace. |
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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.
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The American Craft Spirits Association is the only national registered non-profit trade association representing the U.S. craft spirits industry. Its mission is to elevate and advocate for the community of craft spirits producers, and membership in ACSA is open to anyone.
ACSA is governed by a Board of Directors elected by the eligible voting members of the Association. Voting members must be independent licensed distillers (DSPs) annually removing fewer than 750,000 proof gallons from bond (the amount on which a Federal Excise Tax is paid.)
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