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New Releases,
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ADI Workshop Announced:
Blending, Maturation, & Warehousing Workshop
Friday, December 7 - Sunday Dec. 9, 2018
Ironroot Republic Distilling - Denison, TX
Instructor: Nancy Fraley, Nosing Services
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Early bird price ends on Labor Day
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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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10th San Diego Spirits Festival International Bottle Competition
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Tenth Ward Distilling Company releases Maryland's first Absinthe
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DeVine Spirits' Ken Winchester on the Tasting Room Radio podcast: A Tour of Saanich
Saanich is that gorgeous stretch of farmland on the drive from the BC Ferry Docks in Schwartz Bay, Vancouver Island into Victoria [Canada]. ...surrounded by growers, farmers, and artisans who should be recognized.
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Born to Rum: experienced bartender, Todd Thrasher, brings three-level rum distillery to Washington DC Sept. 2018
...Thrasher is branching out on his own with Potomac Distilling Company, an urban rum distillery and watering hole, anchoring the west end of The Wharf, the newest development along DC's waterfront. Read more.
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After 106 years, Minneapolis liquor titan Phillips Distilling finally made bourbon
[CEO] Mike Duggan met with Adrian and Pam Panther, the husband-wife owners of Panther Distillery in Osakis, MN. Theirs was the first craft distillery in Minnesota and home to the oldest bourbon to date in the state. They got to work on what would become Douglas & Todd... Read more.
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Ampersand Distilling Co. & Rathjen Cellars team up to create Imperative Dry Vermouth
With the gin craze currently surging around British Columbia and the world at large, it was only a matter of time before someone set out to create a BC craft dry vermouth...
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First ever Nova Scotian gin available
Compass Distillers is celebrating the release of Spring GiNS - Gathered in Nova Scotia, the first gin made entirely of Nova Scotian ingredients including wheat grown in the Annapolis Valley and botanicals gathered and grown throughout the province.
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GlenWyvis Distillery launches Glenwyvis Goodwill Gin
Scotland's first community-owned distillery has launched a new gin. The GlenWyvis Distillery, which has revived distilling in Dingwall for the first time in over 90 years,
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Northern Latitudes' Cherry Bounce and Voyageur Saskatoon Berry Liqueur
The 2018 summer batches of Voyageur Saskatoon Berry Liqueur and Cherry Bounce are now available for a limited time. Both pair up nicely...
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Sebago Lake Distillery debuts range of craft rum brands
Sebago Lake Distillery is proud to announce the official opening of their Maine-based distillery and the successful launch of three distinctly different and innovative, handcrafted rum brands, with another set to debut later this year.
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Elevated Cocktails: Volume 2
Montanya Distillers founder, Karen Hoskin, released her newest cocktail recipe book recently. This new volume features breathtaking photos by local outdoor photographer, Nathan Bilow.
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TTB Label Approval
Feedback Requested
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TTB Permits Online Improvements coming soon
The launch of Permits Online v 5.0 is back on! We've been working very hard behind the scenes to make Permits Online, our electronic permitting system, work better for new and experienced users.
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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, Massachusetts
July 18
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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
3,522 spirits listed!
Apply today
and join the 742 micro-distilleries who are truly
craft.
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Distilled Spirits Council says China's 25% tariffs on U.S. whiskeys could put brakes on export success
July 06, 2018 The Distilled Spirits Council today issued the following statement in response to China imposing a 25 percent tariff on U.S. whiskey products.
"Imposing 25 percent tariffs on U.S. whiskeys could put the brakes on an American export success story," said Senior Vice President of International Trade Christine LoCascio. "American spirits exports to China have grown by almost 1,200 percent, from $959,000 in 2001 to $12.8 million in 2017.
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Intro to Working with Co-Packers
By Flavorman, the beverage architects
Need help finding a co-packer to bottle your beverage? Here's what you need to know.
After you finalize your beverage formulation, you'll have to find a co-packer to bottle it! In episode 2 of our Beverage Boot Camp video series, we provide the framework of what you'll need to know in order to pick the right co-packer to bring your beverage to the world.
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3 Tips to ensure your business gets the most
out of blogging
By Karen Locke, High-Proof Creative
Blogging! A lot of industries are blogging but does the beverage industry really need content? YES, of course! Blogging, and website content are key to connecting to your potential customers in a meaningful way, and it's an excellent way to build your search engine presence and drive traffic to your website. Whether your distillery is blogging in-house or has hired an outside creative company, here are some tips for getting the most out of the content you're producing.
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That's the spirit: Micro distilleries are taking Australia by storm
By Josh Bozin, GQ magazine
The behemoths of the liquor industry may have a majority stake in our top shelves but micro distilleries in Australia are carving a chunk of the market for themselves, according to local Aussie distillers.
There has been significant growth in the micro-distilling industry in recent years, with consumption of spirits and liqueur in Australia firmly on the up. According to Stuart Gregor, President of the Australian Distillers Association, the catalyst driving the trend of spirits and liqueur is a buoyant cocktail culture. Go figure. "People are looking for better quality drinks with a point of difference," he tells GQ. Read more.
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Balcones Distilling to have spot in Arlington retail, restaurant site for new stadium
By Mike Copeland, Waco Tribune-Herald
Waco's Balcones Distilling has received hundreds of awards and accolades for its whiskey-making prowess, but arguably its biggest honor is receiving an invitation to join Texas Live!, a $250 million entertainment and dining venue planned next to the Texas Rangers' new baseball stadium in Arlington.
"They did approach us, and we're very excited about the opportunity," said Thomas Mote, who oversees production at Balcones
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Salut: The spirited Fraser Valley, and its growing distillery scene
By Joanne Sasvari, Vancouver Sun
The coolest cocktail lounge in the Fraser Valley isn't a bar, hotel or restaurant, but a stylish space at Central City Brewers & Distillers in Surrey [BC, Canada].
It's here that Christos Kalaitzis, the distillery's award-winning mixologist and brand ambassador, creates beautifully hand-crafted cocktails from Central City's gin and whisky. But the lounge is a rarity in region that is yet to catch up with the cocktail revolution that has swept Vancouver and Victoria. Read more
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Louisville has another new distillery. But it's not
all about bourbon
By Bailey Loosemore, Louisville Courier Journal
Historic photos line the entryway of Prohibition Craft Spirits, a micro-distillery that's now open on the edge of Phoenix Hill.
The brand and its products are entirely new. It has no legendary past to share, like the Old Forester distillery on Main Street or Kentucky Peerless Distilling in Portland.
But no Kentucky distillery is complete without a story to tell. So Prohibition Craft Spirits has decided to take up the tale of the '20s, when liquor was outlawed and distillers went into hiding.
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Dozens of drunk seagulls found on beaches in Southern England
By James Rogers, Fox News
Dozens of drunk seagulls have been found on beaches in Southwest England after scavenging alcohol, according to news reports.
Citing the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Sky News reports that some seagulls have died and others are "seriously ill."
"The birds appear disoriented and confused and struggle to stand," explained RSPCA vet David Couper. "We took some video of one of the birds who is staggering around and losing his balance just like a person would if they'd had too much to drink."
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