Liberty Gin wins Silver in Berlin
We are excited to announce that our Palmer's Liberty Gin won a Silver medal at the 2018 Berlin International Spirits Competition!
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Dry Land Distillers Wins International Award Ahead of June Opening
Dry Land Distillers, a Colorado craft distillery opening in June 2018, is proud to announce their Bronze Medal win at the international London Spirits Competition for their Prickly Pear Spirit.
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New Deal Pear Brandy is Officially Best in its Class
New Deal Distillery's new Pear Brandy was awarded three medals at the prestigious 2018 American Distilling Institute Craft Spirits Judging: Best in Class for all submitted brandies, Best in Category for an Eau de Vie, and the Gold Medal for Craft Pear Brandies.
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Great Northern Distilling recognized by Governor
The Governor's Export Awards semifinalists at the Wisconsin International Trade Conference include
Great Northern Distilling, a craft distillery focused on making small batch spirits from fresh ingredients sourced within 150 miles of the distillery.
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New Releases,
Events & Milestones
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Maine Craft Distilling Sparkling Canned Cocktail Release Event
Bring your "Can" Do Attitude! This Saturday join Maine Craft Distilling for our first ever release of "Sparkling Canned Cocktails".
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Frederick Craft Spirits Festival
Featuring over 10 of Maryland's finest distilleries. Sat., April 21
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Tickets / info.
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Award-winning Cherry Blossom-Infused Gin: April 28th Launch
Lockhouse Distillery to release second annual seasonal "Sakura Gin", in collaboration with the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy. Made from cherry blossoms collected throughout the Olmsted Park System, The product recently won the 'Best of Category - Signature Botanical Gin' award at ADI's 2018 Craft Spirits Judging. Read more.
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Rowhouse Spirits Releases a New Brandy
Our second Brandy is now bottled and ready for you're enjoyment! This one is distilled from Cabernet Sauvignon wine that was made by Calkins Vineyard in the Poconos. Read more.
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Cardinal Spirits expands distribution to 5 East Coast states and D.C.
Cardinal Spirits announces that it has partnered with Sheehan Family Companies to distribute its products for the first time in MD, CT, MA, RI, NJ, and D.C. Meanwhile, distribution will also expand into upstate New York... Read more.
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NOLA Distilling Co. closing
New Orleans-based Nola Distilling Company has closed down after just three years of operation. In a statement on its website, the distillery announced that it would permanently close on Friday 13 April.
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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?
San Francisco, CA - May 9
Chicago, IL - June 13
Boston, Massachusetts - July 18
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TTB Auditor Positions available in Ohio
TTB is recognized as one of the federal government's best places to work. We ranked #4 of 339 in the Partnership for Public Service's 2017 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government ratings.
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Global Package adds Marieshka Barton to growing sales team
Napa, CA April 17, 2018 Erica Harrop, founder and president of Global Package LLC, recently announced hiring industry pro, Marieshka Barton, as Sales Representative for the Napa, Sierra Nevada Foothills, Paso Robles, and Santa Barbara territories. Barton is the newest addition to the company's growing sales team in support of its expanding business. More.
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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
2,812 spirits listed!
Apply today
and join the 578 micro-distilleries who are truly
craft.
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ADI Announces Three New Awards
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The Alchemist Award, 2018
The Alchemist Award for continually bending the creative curve to make new spirit flavors goes to broVo Spirits, of Woodinville, WA. With their broad range of unique products, ranging from Orange Curacao, Falernum, and Douglas Fir liqueurs to Vermouths, broVo Spirits never stops creating. BroVo developed more than a dozen amaro recipes in cooperation with bartenders from around the nation. They have shown the distilling community a new model for working with bartenders in both flavor creation, packaging and marketing. The playful nature of founding partner Mhairi Voelsgen brings even more fun to the business of imbibing.
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Best Distillery Visitor Experience, 2018
Lost Spirits Distillery Co-founders Bryan Davis and Joanne Haruta have always mixed art with their distilled spirits. Their new Los Angeles distillery is a unique experience with an internal "river" where visitors must ride a small boat to reach the tasting room and animatronic birds guide the way. When informed he had received this award, which may potentially lead more visitors to his distillery, Davis commented, "We are going to need a bigger boat."
Best Repurposed Building to a Distillery, 2018
Five Saints Distilling converted a historic firehouse building into a distillery in Norristown, PA. The Humane Fire Engine Co. #1 was chartered in 1852 and moved into the building in 1888. In 1973, the community fought off attempts to turn the property into a parking garage. ADI thinks that a distillery is a much better fate for this historic property.
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Off-trade 'focused on incubating small brands'
By Bruce-Gardyne, The Spirits Business
...How this will affect the supply chain remains to be seen, but many predict tough times ahead for smaller brand-owners, be they craft distillers or presidential wineries. As Ronnie Cox, brands heritage director for spirits at Berry Bros & Rudd (BBR), puts it: "Without big brands in your portfolio, it's very...
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Straws - 10 alternatives to plastic drinking straws
By Theodora Sutcliffe, Difford's Guide
Sustainability is a massive trend in the drinks industry right now - and rightly so, given the volume of waste bars generate, and the greenhouse gas impact of your typical distillery.
One small but significant way many bars are helping make a difference is by eliminating plastic straws...
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What to Buy for the Perfect Minnesota Home Bar
By Jason Derusha, Minnesota Monthly
From vodka, gin, bourbon, rum, and beyond: Minnesota spirit-makers recommend the best home-bar companions.
...I spoke at "Distilled: Art of the Cocktail" weekend, where Minnesota craft distillers (and one from South Dakota) convened. I decided to ask these distillers which of their products they would recommend, and which, from a national brand, they would recommend. Now, save this article on your phone and then go to your favorite liquor store. You'll put together a pretty awesome home bar. Read more.
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From seed to sip: Midwest farmers seeing rise in
craft distilling popularity
By Amy Bickel, High Plains/Midwest AG Journal
It was here, surrounded by his family's sea of conventional corn and soybeans, that Iowa farmer Pat Hoffmann's unconventional idea began to ferment. "This is America's heartland," he thought to himself. "This is where the best spirits in the world should be made." Read more.
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Denver's 1st licensed distillery pub: full of local flavor
Ron Tarver came across a license to open Denver's very first distillery pub by "happenstance," according to the longtime Mile High City resident who first had the thought to open a distillery six years ago.
He owned a three story, late 1800s "old west" flop house (named the Imperial Hotel) along South Broadway and thought the building would be the perfect setting for a distillery...
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Distillery 291 is putting Colorado-made rye whiskey on the map
By Ruth Tobias,
5280
, Denver's Mile High magazine
Move over, barley, and make room for rye-Colorado is quickly developing a reputation for whiskey to rival that of its beer. Case in point: Distillery 291. In the past few weeks alone, the Colorado Springs producer has raked in big accolades, garnering two medals at the Denver International Spirits Competition-a double gold for... Read more.
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Vermont distillery run by veterans for veterans
by Rebecca Sheir, VPR
......a new distillery in northern Vermont isn't just manufacturing spirits. It's raising the spirits of the community, especially when it comes to veterans.
In an industrial garage in Saint Albans, Steve Gagner uses an electric pump to transfer clear, strong-smelling liquid from a tank to a white-oak barrel... Read more.
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Gin-themed cabaret bringing Mother's Ruin to life
By Maeve Marsden for The Scotsman
Cabaret singer Maeve Marsden, who is touring Britain with her show Mother's Ruin, shares some of her favourite gin tales and tipples.
I have drunk a lot of gin. I've drunk it, I've spilled it, I've talked about it, I've sung about it, I even ended up in a Scottish tourism promotion about it, despite hailing from Australia. Read more.
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