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Infused with passion: Twenty years ago, Ken Lewis had a vision. When he purchased a plot of land that was, essentially, a flood berm, people laughed. But in the past two decades, he's transformed an empty space - conveniently located at the gateway to Kentucky's Bourbon Trail - into a successful business and distillery. And while he made it look easy, getting there was a long labor of love for
New Riff Distilling.
Read story.
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New Releases,
Events & Milestones
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Distilling Research Grant Auction 2018 now live!
September 17 - November 19, 2018
The American Distilling Institute
is proud to announce a new initiative that will support craft distilling by funding scientific research.
The newly formed non-profit
More information.
Buy the distilling items you need while supporting research in the field.
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TODAY in London:
Craft Distilling Expo 2018
The 2018 Craft Distilling Expo takes place in London at The Boiler House Brick Lane on September 26 + 27
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Enter your spirits NOW:
ADI 2019 Judging of Craft Spirits - Early Bird Discount
The largest and most-respected judging devoted to craft spirits: In 2018, ADI received more than 1000 Spirits from 5 Continents!
Early Bird Registration: now through November 18, 2018 - save $50 per spirit entered.
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ADI Webinar:
Navigating Control States
Many distillers are intimidated at the prospect of entering a control state, markets where the state has a monopoly on wholesale. However, in my experience control states can be one of the strongest markets for emerging brands.
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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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The Chicago Independent Spirits Expo Returns for a 8th year
Date: Tuesday, October 9th 2018
Venue: The Chicago Hilton Hotel & Tower.
Industry Round Table Discussion, an open discussion by industry professionals [including ADI's Andrew Faulkner, Managing Editor of Distiller magazine] that addresses the topics of the day that small spirits deal with on a daily basis.
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SLO Distillers present:
The Grand Cocktail Event
Location: Paso Robles [California] Event Center
Date: October 6, 2018 Time: 3-7 p.m. All September long, mixologists at 14 of the best bars and restaurants in San Luis Obispo (SLO) County will compete to get the most votes on cocktail creations featuring spirits from local distilleries. SLO Cocktail Month
Grand Event
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London Cocktail Week Oct 1-7
London Cocktail Week, the world's biggest cocktail festival is taking place from October 1-7, 2018. Locals and visitors alike come together to celebrate London's impressive cocktail scene...
More info.
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Fill your own single barrel bottle at Chattanooga Whiskey Co.
Fill your own single barrel bottle at Chattanooga Whiskey Co. on September 27.
Barrel 32 is a Tennessee High Malt Straight Bourbon Whiskey, aged for over 3 years. Expect notes of maple syrup, cinnamon toast, dried fruit and blackstrap molasses.
Read more.
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Great Lakes Distillery: Cherries, Cigars, and Fire Trucks!!
Good Land Door County Cherry Liqueur
Friday September 28th 7-10pm
Be one of the first to own a bottle, we'll also have special Cherry Liqueur cocktails available for purchase. Free admission and free samples!
More info.
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MISCellaneous Distillery Brill's Batch Bourbon Release Party
MISCellaneous Distillery is proud to launch Brill's Batch Bourbon Whisky during Bourbon Heritage Month. Batch #1 will be available at the tasting room starting on Saturday September 29. Mount Airy's Inaugural Oktoberfest - same day same town!
More info.
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Chocolate Truffle Making Party at Cleveland Whiskey
Sit down with a Cleveland Whiskey cocktail and learn to make no-bake bourbon chocolate truffles.
Wed., October 3
6:30 - 8:00pm
Cleveland, Ohio
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Ragged Branch Distillery releases new Wheated Bourbon
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Ragged Branch Distillery released its much anticipated Wheated Straight Virginia Bourbon Whiskey on September 1, 2018, with retail distribution beginning September 15, 2018. The smooth taste, flavor and aroma of the company's new product is everything the makers had hoped for - and more.
Read more.
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StilL 630 Distillery's upcoming Experimental Spirits releases
Knowledge of Good - Apple Brandy (batch 1)
RallyPoint Maple Sunset (batch 5)
Friday, October 5.
Read more.
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Four Legs Good? Second Four Legs Better...
In February, Seven Stills first released our distillation of Sante Adairius Rustic Ales' "Four Legs Good" Blond Quad. We took a legendary beer -- itself aged in oak foudres -- turned it into whiskey, then aged that whiskey in the barrels of another legendary Sante beer, their "Appreciation" American wild ale.
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Seven Stills named to USA Today's list of Top 10 Distilleries
San Francisco's Seven Stills named to USA Today's list of Top 10 craft distilleries in the country.
Read more.
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Alcohol Beverage Formula Basics Guidance Published
TTB recently published Formula Approval Basics for Domestic Producers and Importers of Alcohol Beverages. This new web page contains a number of questions and answers to help the novice industry member learn the basics about TTB alcohol beverage formula approvals.
Read more.
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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. Order book.
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ADI map of distilleries
on Distilling.com
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ADI's Certification Program
now has
3,551 spirits listed!
Apply today
and join the 723 micro-distilleries who are truly
craft.
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By VinePair Staff
How do your drinking habits stack up against your neighbors'? And how about versus those on the opposite side of the country?
VinePair analyzed data from annual alcohol surveys and reports to see who is drinking the most, and where.
Read more.
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Diageo invests in Westward American Single Malt
By Susannah Skiver Barton, Whisky Advocate
Another American whiskey brand is partnering with a major multinational spirits company. Just days after Wyoming Whiskey revealed it was entering a strategic partnership with Edrington Group, Diageo has announced that it will invest in Westward American single malt through its Distill Ventures unit. The whiskey is made at House Spirits Distillery in Portland, Oregon, and the deal includes investment in both the facility and inventory, as well as the Westward brand. Majority ownership and independent control remain with Westward's founders and current investors, and existing staff, including head distiller Christian Krogstad, will stay on to make the whiskey.
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Cause Effect highlights the science of taste
By Owen Bellwood, The Spirits Business
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| South African cocktail bar Cause Effect has launched its latest drinks menu, which focuses on the science of taste and flavour. |
The new cocktail list, called Tastebuds and Molecules, aims to demonstrate how taste is created by the mind, drawing on influences from an individual's tongue, sense of smell and life experiences.
The venue, which was founded by bartender Kurt Schlechter and business partner James Philips, aims to use raw ingredients from local sources whenever it can to create the cocktails on its latest menu.
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Ohio school to offer degree in 'craft beverages'
By Rick Armon, Beacon Journal/Ohio
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Lourdes University is a Catholic, liberal arts school in Sylvania, Ohio.
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Terry Keller noticed something interesting when he joined Lourdes University several years ago. There seemed to be a lot of gatherings at craft breweries.
A former resident of the craft beer-rich Grand Rapids, Mich., Keller, who is Lourdes' vice president of academic affairs, has watched the meteoric rise of the craft brewery industry in recent years, along with the growth in local wineries and distilleries. He saw an opportunity for higher education to step in. He and others at Lourdes, a Catholic liberal arts school in Sylvania in Northwest Ohio, are developing Ohio's first bachelor's of science degree devoted to craft beverages. Read more
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Scottish Craft Distillers Association rebrands as Scottish Distillers Association
By Sean Murphy, Scotsman Food and Drink
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Alan Wolstenholme, chair of The Scottish Distillers Association. |
A national association that aims to represent and promote distillers in Scotland is relaunching as it widens its remit within the fast-growing Scottish spirits sector. Garnering a lot of discussion of late, the growing call to clarify what actually constitutes a Scottish gin, vodka or rum has hit the headlines once more this week. Now, a group that was set up to promote Scotland's position as a global centre of excellence in the creation of premium quality spirits, has rebranded itself and widened its remit in a bid to help create more transparency within.
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#HurricaneFlorence - Fortunate in Statesville
We at Southern Distilling Company, and our local community in Statesville, NC, were very fortunate to have avoided a significant impact from #HurricaneFlorence in our region. We were prepared for the worst, yet only received some moderate wind gusts and periodically heavy rains, with no major damage or flooding. We wish everyone in Florence's path had been so lucky. We will continue to offer complimentary tours for any rescue/recovery effort volunteers and #linemen who are returning home after completing their efforts to return things as close back to normal as possible for the victims of the Hurricane.
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Drinking stories: The man behind Danville, Kentucky's newest distillery project shares his vision for 240-acre farm
By Ben Kleppinger, The Advocate-Messenger
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Francesco Viola, owner of the Luca Mariano bourbon brand, stands in front of the historic William Crow House on a farm he hopes to develop into a distillery attraction over the next 12 years. (Photo by Ben Kleppinger) |
Francesco Viola's family has a long-standing tradition of making things themselves. They would grow their own gardens, cook their own food, even distill their own bourbon whiskey. Viola said despite living in Italy, his grandfather and great-grandfather were both considered "master distillers" of the very American drink.
That distilling gene got passed down to Viola, who would sometimes make bourbon almost casually, as a way to pass the time.
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American Roots: NYC whiskey distillery takes spirit
straight from farm to table
By Emily DeCiccio, Fox News
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| "There's still a great story to be told about rye whiskey as not only a resolute American spirit, but also a really interesting agricultural and cocktail context for New York," says Allen Katz, the co-founder of New York Distilling Company. |
Americans across the country pride themselves of making a living with their very own hands, and Fox's "American Roots" focuses on hardworking citizens who do just that.
In the New York Distilling Company (NYDC), a Brooklyn-based craft distillery, men and women preserve a long-standing tradition that takes rye whiskey from the farm straight to your cocktail glass. Read more.
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Timekeeper Distillery to open soon in Wausau, Wisconsin train depot
By Laura Schulte,
Wausau Daily Herald
WAUSAU, Wisconsin - From the outside, it looks like nothing has changed at Wausau's iconic train depot.
But inside, you'll see exactly how much has changed. Gone are the office cubicles and the layer of dust on the floors. Now the inside of the depot has been transformed into a warm, stylish home for Wausau's newest small business, Timekeeper Distillery. It's like stepping back in time to a speakeasy, but with a modern flare.
Owners Kimm VanDen Heuvel and Dan Weber have been hard at work turning the 117-year-old depot into their dream distillery ... Read more
Above right, Co-owner Kimm VanDen Heuvel takes reporter Laura Schulte on a tour of their nearly complete construction of
Timekeeper Distillery. Owners Dan Weber, right, and his wife Kimm VanDen Heuvel.
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Falling Branch Farms and Blue Blazes Still for sale
Blue Blazes Still, the distillery operating arm of Falling Branch Plantation in Street, Maryland is interested in finding either a joint venture partner or a buyer for their 60-acre, beautiful plantation, USDA - certified (great tax benefits!) farm. The owners have $6.5 million put into this spectacular property just a few miles off of I-95, 45 minutes from Baltimore and Philadelphia. The current owners are real estate developers (not distillers) and are seeking to maximize their return on investment.
More Info.
Contact Stuart Fisher, Esquire. (561-797-5989) to begin a dialog.
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Editor's Note:
The opinions, products, services, opportunities or events listed in the ADI eNewsletter do not necessarily represent the views of or endorsement by the American Distilling Institute. Our goal is to provide an overview of craft distilling news, milestones, events and the occasional light-hearted content.
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Bill's Corner
Miscellany from
ADI Founder/President, Bill Owens
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Bill's Excellent Adventure
As you read this, ADI president Bill Owens is at the
London Craft Distilling EXPO. The next stop on "Bill's Excellent Adventure" is Johannesburg, South Africa. In October & November, he will be visiting craft distilleries in Australia. His first stop is Perth. Bill also plans to visit caves of our ancestors and bring back some diamonds for the women in his life.
Track Bill's trip to London, South Africa, Australia including Tasmania, Hawaii and back to San Francisco.
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