Craft Spirits Weekly
Welcome to the 82nd 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.
Still Austin Whiskey Co. Fills 1,000th Barrel
Austin’s first grain-to-glass urban whiskey distillery, Still Austin Whiskey Co., hit a major milestone on Friday, July 20 as it filled its 1,000 th  whiskey barrel. Open as of September 23, 2017, the distillery is still in its first year of operation, but has shown considerable growth within the short time span. (The Drinkable Globe) 
Registration Open: ACSA Regional Safety Education Program in Long Beach
Join us as we head to Long Beach, California for our next Regional Education Program, Wednesday, September 5 to Thursday September 6. ACSA has partnered with Industrial Safety and Training Services to present "Distillery Safety Management 101." Learn about hazard recognition, requirements of written policies, regulatory training, general OSHA compliance and much more over this two-day class. The registration fee is $399 for ACSA members and $699 for non-members. The fee for any additional participants from your company is $299 for members and $529 for non-members. We've negotiated a discount room rate of $149 a night at the event's host hotel, the Courtyard Long Beach Downtown. The rate expires on August 24, so don't delay!
U.S. Craft Spirits Market Expected to Post 26% CAGR Through 2022
The craft spirits market in the U.S. is expected to post a compound annual growth rate of close to 26 percent during the period 2018-2022, according to the latest market research report by Technavio. (BusinessWire)
North Carolina's Lonerider Brewing Co. to Launch Distillery
An award-winning craft brewery is launching its own distillery. Lonerider Brewing Co. announced the creation of its sister brand, Lonerider Spirits, on Monday. The distillery will be releasing its first product, a sherry cask finished bourbon whiskey, this fall in North Carolina. (WRAL)
Call for Presentations: ACSA Distillers' Convention & Vendor Trade Show
We invite you to share your expertise with the craft spirits community at ACSA’s 6 th Annual Distillers’ Convention and Vendor Trade Show, February 10-12, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. If you’re interested in presenting, please submit your proposal no later than August 15 . ACSA prides itself on professional education providing the greatest possible learning experience for our industry. Each individual Call for Presentations will be personally vetted by the ACSA Education Committee.
Minnesota's Studio Distilling Hosts Launch Event
Studio Distilling, a St. Paul micro-distillery that began production last September, is set to to hold a release party of its first craft spirit, a rye malt whiskey. (Twin Cities Pioneer Press)
Mahalo Spirits Adds Treaty Oak to Its Porfolio
Mahalo Spirits Group, the company behind the success of Angel’s Envy bourbon, Papa’s Pilar rum and Suerte tequila over the past decade, announced a new addition to its portfolio in Treaty Oak Distilling. (BevNet) 
Long Island in Midst of Distillery Surge
The number of distilleries on Long Island is growing as local entrepreneurs, from backgrounds as varied as technology, marketing, construction and farming, have been generating interest in their craft liquor. (Newsday)
Texas Distillery Develops Process for In-Bottle Aging
The effects of wood on whiskey are profound—mellowing it out, giving it color and imparting it with flavors such as caramel and cinnamon—but these influences don’t have to come completely from a barrel. At least they don’t for one Fort Worth-area whiskey producer, which has developed a process to finish the aging of the spirit in bottles. (Austin 360)
Montana's Crawford Distillery Officially Opens
Husband-and-wife duo Alyssa and Neil Crawford cut the ribbon and opened the doors for business for the first time this Wednesday at the Crawford Distillery in Havre, Montana. Opening night on Wednesday was a success as Alyssa said there was a line out the door from opening to close. (KTVH)
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