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New Releases,
Events & Milestones
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Water: Hiding in plain sight
video recording of
recent ADI webinar
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Calling all craft distilling leaders:
Request for Presentations for 2019 ADI Conference & Vendor Expo
Be part of the conversation and share your ideas on the art, business and science of craft spirits at the world's largest gathering of craft distillers!
Denver, CO * March 18-21, 2019
Submission deadline:
September 9, 2018
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ADI Hands-on Workshop:
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
full schedule announced
The 2018 Craft Distilling Expo will take place in London at The Boiler House Brick Lane on September 26 + 27
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Black Button Distilling Job Fair
ROCHESTER, NY: 85 Railroad Street
Saturday, September 1st and
Saturday, September 15th from 12-4pm.
BUFFALO, NY: 149 Swan Street
Saturday, September 8th from 12-4pm.
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Looking for a job, equipment (new or used) or distilling advice? Check out ADI Forums often!
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Cleveland Whiskey's Million Dollar Challenge
If the funding campaign reaches $1 million by our Sept 15th, 2018 close date, EVERY INVESTOR in this round regardless of their investment level will have a chance to win a pair of artisan-made Re-curved Bourbon Barrel Rocking Chairs. (a $1590 retail value).
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Freeland Spirits now open in Portland, Oregon
The inspector finally gave us
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West Fork Whiskey plans to increase distribution to Midwest
West Fork Whiskey Co., an Indianapolis-based craft distillery, said it plans to expand distribution to states outside of Indiana by boosting production as much as 12-fold and [increase] storage capacity.
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Hurricane Tough Campaign raises $144,468 in relief funds
After Hurricane Harvey hit Texas last year,
Garrison Brothers Distillery reached out to the Bourbon Brotherhood (and Sisterhood) to raise money for
Team Rubicon's disaster relief efforts. We announced that in 2021 - four years to the day Harvey hit - we would give 1,000 bottles of
Hurricane Tough
bourbon to those who contributed $100 or more.
We received 1,169 contributions totaling more than $142,000 in just 72 hours!
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National Dog Day Patio Party at Great Lakes Distillery
Great Lakes Distillery hosted a National Dog Day Patio Party including dog-themed cocktails, an agility course for dogs,
free samples, and more! A portion of the bar sales supported the Wisconsin Humane Society. More info.
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Absinthia's second batch
of absinthe is here!
Absinthia Organic Absinthe Blanche has just hit the shelves in the San Francisco Bay Area. Also, in Oakland, CA in mid-September, my cocktail syrups at the First Annual Oakland Cocktail Week.
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Upcoming Moonshine University Classes
Fermentation Workshop October 1-2
Brandy Workshop October 4-5 6
Day Distiller Class October 21-26
Distilling Operations 201 November 5-7
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Summer 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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Latest Edition of Nano Distilling book now on Amazon
The Nano Distillery: The Future of Distilling
Compiled by Bill Owens, Edited by Brad Plummer and Andrew Faulkner.
The Nano Distillery is a compilation of how-to chapters and real-life experiences of distillers who successfully produce quality spirits on a small scale.
Read more.
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ADI map of distilleries
on Distilling.com
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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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Can Liquor Have a Local Taste? They're Banking on It
No one is sure whether spirits can convey "terroir" like wine does. But distillers are seeking, and selling, that sense of place.
By Clay Risen,
The New York Times
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Scott Blackwell and Ann Marshall, owners of High Wire Distilling Co. in Charleston, S.C., inspect a field of Jimmy Red corn, which they will use to make one of their terroir-specific bourbons.
Credit: Joy Bonala for The New York Times |
PITTSBURGH - In recent years the Strip District, blocks of warehouses running north from downtown Pittsburgh along the Allegheny River, has become a hub of innovation, including a research center where Ford is developing its next generation of driverless vehicles. But the ideas don't stop at cars and computers.
Nestled among the laboratories and start-ups is Wigle Whiskey, a craft distillery with a reputation for off-the-wall experimentation. On a recent afternoon, Meredith Meyer Grelli, one of its owners, showed off its latest offering: three small flasks of rye whiskey, identical save for the words Saskatchewan, Minnesota or Pennsylvania - the sources of the grain used to make it. Read more.
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Heaven Hill sues Bob Dylan's Bourbon brand
By Nicola Carruthers, The Spirits Business
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| Bourbon producer Heaven Hill has filed a lawsuit against Bob Dylan's American whiskey brand Heaven's Door for trademark infringement. Bob Dylan launched the Heaven's Door American whiskey range in April of this year. |
The lawsuit filed [two weeks ago] by Heaven Hill Distilleries at the US District Court, Western District of Kentucky, is for infringement of the trade name 'Heaven Hill'.
Both Heaven Hill and Heaven's Door Spirits sell and market American whiskey under the mark 'Heaven'. The Heaven's Door range was launched by singer-songwriter Bob Dylan in April this year, in collaboration with Angel's Envy Bourbon founder Marc Bushala.
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Romania's largest spirits producer plans Hudson Valley, New York distillery
By Ryan Deffenbaugh, Westfaire Online
Romania's largest spirits producer is planning to build its first U.S. distillery in Putnam County, New York, promising more than 100 new jobs over the next five years and at least $40 million in investment.
The company, Alexandrion Group, announced Aug. 13 that it had received site plan approval for its planned $40 million distillery at 39 Seminary Hill Road in Carmel. The company estimates it will eventually invest $100 million total into the project, which will include an 118,400-square-foot distillery, visitors center and tasting rooms. Read more.
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La Crosse's first distillery to open Friday
By Deb Brazil, WKBT News
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) - The La Crosse Distilling Co. is set to open Friday, August 31 at 5 p.m., with a formal grand opening celebration slated for late-September. The 10,000-square foot distillery, which has been under construction since late 2017, will produce handcrafted spirits using grains and raw materials from local and regional farmers.
According to a news release, the distillery is powered by geothermal energy, it uses only organic ingredients, and it will handle every stage of production from sourcing and milling grains refining and bottling the spirits. Read more
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Western Reserve Distillers opening in Lakewood, Ohio
By Marc Bona, Cleveland.com
LAKEWOOD, Ohio - For years Ohio has had an established wine scene with a handful of recognized appellations throughout the state. Then came beer, with craft breweries gaining a still-burgeoning foothold in the last 30 years. And as slowly as you can sip an aperitif or swirl an after-dinner drink, distilleries are popping up.
The latest in Northeast Ohio is Western Reserve Distillers, the state's only craft certified organic distillery located on the property of the old Fridrich Moving and Storage at Madison and Ferndale avenues. The Fridrich family owned the property for more than 100 years, said Kevin Thomas, one of the owners of Western Reserve Distillers. Read more.
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Bartletts Distillery: Conroe, Texas' first craft distillery offers tastings, tours
By Kelly Schafler, Community Impact Newspaper
For former mechanical engineer Van Brackin, making hand-crafted alcohol is simple. Owning and operating Bartletts Distillery, on the other hand, is a challenge, he said.
"[People have] been making distilled spirits for hundreds of years without much technology," he said. "You can get very technical with it, but at its core it's a very simple process. Where the real work comes in is on the business side." Read more.
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Meet the Owners and Distillers Behind Some of Alberta [Canada's] Best Craft Spirits
By Sara Samson,
Westjet Magazine
Changes to Alberta's distilling laws in 2013-there is no longer a minimum production requirement-spurred a number of craft distilleries to set up shop. Here are a few of the people behind Alberta's thriving new industry.
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Bill's Corner
Miscellany from
ADI Founder/President, Bill Owens
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List of Craft Distilleries in Ontario, Canada
A resource for Canadian craft distilleries and specialty spirits producers.
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