Craft Spirits Weekly

Welcome to the 138th 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 Craft Spirits Magazine and the American Craft Spirits Association.

Click Here to Join the Fight

Click Here to Support the ACSA PAC

Virginia Spirits Month & Trail Kick Off at George Washington Distillery

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam joined more than 20 Virginia distilleries last week for the kickoff to September Virginia Spirits Month at George Washington’s Mount Vernon Distillery.  (CraftSpiritsMag.com)

Click Here

Colorado's Montanya Distillers Named Best For The World Honoree

Montanya Distillers, a Certified B Corporation, has been named a  Best For The World  honoree in recognition of its impact on the environment, its workforce, local communities, suppliers, customers, and corporate governance. Montanya ranks in the top 10% of all B Corps across all impact areas and is the only distillery to earn spots on two Best For lists— Best For The World Overall  and  Best for the Environment . (CraftSpiritsMag.com)

Click Here

Call for Entries: ACSA's Craft Spirits Judging

Registration is now open for ACSA's annual Craft Spirits Judging competition. ACSA takes great pride in conducting a rigorously professional judging program that recognizes the best craft spirits in the categories of Vodka/Grain, Gin, Brandy, Rum, Whiskey and Specialty Spirits. Just added: RTD cocktails are now being accepted . And we're now also accepting international spirits. Judging will take place October 29-30 at Cardinal Spirits in Bloomington, Indiana and category medalists will be announced on March 30, 2020 at the Awards Banquet during ACSA Distillers’ Convention & Vendor Trade Show at the Oregon Convention Center (convention dates are March 29, 30, & 31, 2020). The regular submission period ends October 4 and the late deadline is October 18. (CraftSpiritsMag.com)

Click Here to Enter Your Spirits

Last Chance to Register for Today's Webinar, 'Trademark Law 101'

Don't miss the latest in our webinar series, “Trademark Law 101: How to Protect Your Brands in an Ever-Competitive Craft Spirits Marketplace” today from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET. Join attorney Rick Biagi of  Neal & McDevitt  as he helps us navigate the increasingly complex world of spirits trademark law, offering a critical primer on the legal issues craft spirits producers confront on a daily basis. This engaging, hour-long webinar will offer insight on a number of pressing trademark-related concerns:  How to clear a new brand to ensure that you can use it without fear of infringing and hopefully be able to enjoy some level of exclusivity How and when to register your trademarks in the U.S. and abroad Best practices for protecting your brands (i.e., when and when not to pick trademark fights) How to monetize your brands through licensing

Register Here

Minnesota Distillers Guild Promotes Distillery Passport at State Fair

Minnesota Distillers Guild president Mark Schiller of Loon Liquor Co. and vice president Gina Holman of J. Carver Distillery appeared on local TV station KARE-11 while at the Minnesota State Fair to talk about the state’s distilleries and the Minnesota Micro-Distillery Passport encouraging consumers to visit them all. (CraftSpiritsMag.com)

Click Here

Virginia's Catoctin Creek to Host Whiskey Bottling Day on Sept. 7

Catoctin Creek Distilling Co. is seeking volunteers for its Bottling Day at its Purcellville, Virginia distillery, this Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-12 p.m. Participants will learn how to bottle, cap, seal and label Roundstone Rye. (CraftSpiritsMag.com)

Click Here

Happy Raptor Distilling to Begin Production This Fall in New Orleans

Happy Raptor Distilling announced that it will begin production of its signature line of craft spirits—504 Rum—this fall in New Orleans. (CraftSpiritsMag.com)

Click Here

Chicago's Apologue Introduces Saffron Liqueur

Apologue Spirited Liqueurs is making the world’s highest-quality saffron accessible to bartenders and at-home cocktail enthusiasts with the release of its newest expression. (CraftSpiritsMag.com)

Click Here

Two Maryland Distilleries Launch Collaborative Gins

McClintock Distilling and The Baltimore Spirits Co. have announced that they are separately releasing two limited-edition gins as a collaborative endeavor. (CraftSpiritsMag.com)

Click Here

Send News to Craft Spirits Magazine

Do you have exciting stories to share about your distillery? Keep us posted on new products, events, trends, tips and more by sending us a note at  news@americancraftspirits.org .

‌ ‌ ‌

‌ ‌ ‌