Welcome to the 66th 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.
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Kentucky Bill Allowing Alcohol to Be Shipped by Mail Heads to Gov's Desk
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More than 1 million visitors pour into Kentucky each year to tour the Bourbon Trail, according to state lawmakers, and many of those visitors say they run into the same problem. It’s hard to bring bottles home. However, that may soon change. A bill that will allow alcoholic beverages to be shipped through the mail in Kentucky received final passage in the state Senate and is on its way to Gov. Matt Bevin’s desk.
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Bureaucratic Blunder Means AK On-Site Cocktails OK for Next Few Months
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A mistake by an employee of the Alaska Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office is allowing the state’s distilleries to continue serving cocktails through at least the first half of this summer. (Juneau Empire)
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Reminder: We Still Need Your Response for 2018 Craft Spirits Data Project
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ACSA, Park Street and the IWSR are again asking for your help. We are collecting, analyzing, and reporting on economic data for our craft spirits community, the media, and Congress. Reinvestment of the FET savings, job growth, in-state versus out-of-state sales, and bottom line contribution to the U.S. economy will be reported. This year, this data is all the more important as we attempt to educate your federal Representatives and Senators on how you are using your tax savings. Tell us! We cannot do this without your assistance. We will again collaborate with our industry partners to secure updates from the wholesale and retail tier.
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Loggerhead Distillery Hopes to Open in Sanford, FL Food and Arts District
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A new craft spirits maker, Loggerhead Distillery, is trying to set up shop in downtown Sanford, Fla.’s growing food and drink district. Loggerhead Distillery submitted an application to Sanford’s development officials to put the 2,056-square-foot alcohol-making operation at 124 W. 2nd St. (Orlando Sentinel)
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Registration for California Craft Spirits Competition Now Open
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The California Craft Spirits Competition (CCSC), hosted annually by the California Mid-State Fair, is now accepting entries. The competition welcomes craft distillers from anywhere in the United States, offering an additional division for craft spirits produced outside of the state. The CCSC helps promote the craft distillers that are producing the finest quality artisan spirits inside and outside of California. (PASO Magazine)
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Copper & Kings Promotes Brandon O'Daniel to Master Distiller
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Louisville-based Copper & Kings American Brandy Co. announces the promotion of Head Distiller, Brandon O’Daniel, to Master Distiller. O’Daniel has been Head Distiller of Copper & Kings since February 2014. (BevNet)
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Seven Stills to Open San Francisco Hotel Bar
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Seven Stills of San Francisco, a craft brewery and distillery gaining a reputation for its fresh beer and craft whiskey distilled from that beer, is opening a new, upscale outpost to showcase its many unique products: A bar inside the Stanford Court Hotel high atop Nob Hill. The new space at 905 California Street, called Seven Stills on Nob Hill, will open sometime next month after Seven Stills rebrands the chic lobby bar at the hotel, which recently underwent an extensive $16 million renovation. (Eater San Francisco)
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Kentucky's Silent Brigade Releases Limited Batch of Rum
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It took two years to produce what may be Paducah, Kentucky's first rum, but don't assume you have that long to try it. Silent Brigade Distillery made only 175 bottles of rum at its downtown Paducah location, and owners John Brown and Keith Bundy aren't sure when, or if, they'll produce another batch. (Kentucky New Era)
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Lost State Distillery Buys Old Bristol, TN Supply and Equipment Building
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Bristol, Tennessee city leaders unanimously voted on Tuesday to sell Joe Bianchi the former Bristol Supply and Equipment Co. for $375,000 after he presented plans to convert the building located at 200 State St. into a craft distillery named Lost State Distillery. (Bristol Herald Courier)
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