Bob Dylan Whiskey Distillery to Open in Nashville Next Year

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Bob Dylan Whiskey Distillery to Open in Nashville Next Year

The spirits company that oversees Bob Dylan’s Heaven’s Door whiskeys has announced a new home for the songwriter’s signature line—the Heaven’s Door Distillery and Center for the Arts will open in Nashville in the fall of 2020. (Rolling Stone)

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Iowa's Mississippi Distilling Co. Eyes $1M Expansion

Once a fledgling business, the Mississippi Distilling Company in LeClaire is rolling out plans for a million-dollar expansion. (KWQC)

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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.

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New Hampshire's Tamworth Distilling Unveils Grasshopper Milk Bourbon

Following the global acclaim of their beaver castoreum-infused whiskey, Eau de Musc, Steven Grasse and his team at Tamworth Distilling and Mercantile are announcing their next experiment in the “House of Tamworth” line: Lait de Romalea (“Milk of Grasshopper”). (BevNet)

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Colorado's Leopold Bros. Building New 3-Story Facility

A Denver distillery is pouring something even stronger than whiskey. Leopold Bros., started by Colorado natives and brothers Todd and Scott Leopold, is laying the foundation for a new 30,000-square-foot malting facility next to its existing production facility at 5285 Joliet St. in the Montbello neighborhood. (Business Den)

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New Louisville Distillery Celebrates Soft Opening with Holi Festival

A new Louisville distillery celebrated its soft opening in a unique and colorful way. Distillery America held its own Holi Festival at its facility on Wilson Avenue Saturday afternoon. Holi is a popular ancient tradition from Indian culture. It's a festival of colors, and signals the start of spring. (WDRB)

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Backwoods Craft Spirits to Open Texas Distillery by Year's End

Waxahachie, Texas’s first craft distillery is coming to the city from the “backwoods” by the end of the year. Backwoods Craft Spirits is an American-owned liquor company that produces and sells its own whiskey, rum, tequila and vodka craft drinks.(Waxahatchietx.com)

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Kansas City's Tom's Town Distilling Releases Double Oaked Bourbon

Tom’s Town Distilling Co. has announced the release of its newest offering, Tom’s Town Double Oaked Bourbon. Bottled in Tom’s Town signature art-deco style-bottle, inspired by the Great Gatsby era of Tom Pendergast, this warm, spicy, crowd-pleasing bourbon is perfect for cocktails.

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Michigan's Iron Shoe Distillery Officially Opens its Doors

Cocktails and upscale American comfort food in a garage? That’s right—Iron Shoe Distillery officially opens its doors in Niles on Wednesday. (WNDU-16)

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