Welcome to the 151st 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.
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Chemist Spirits Releases Spirited Collaboration with Wicked Weed Brewing
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Chemist Spirits of Asheville, North Carolina, announced it will be releasing a special collaboration with Wicked Weed Brewing this Friday, Dec. 13th. Only the second Bierbrand in their collaboration series, this unique beer brandy is made from distilling Wicked Weed’s Milk & Cookies Imperial Stout and aging it for months in the used bourbon/beer barrels. This dessert brandy features deliciously warm notes of cinnamon, golden raisin and vanilla balanced by rich chocolate, toffee, and hearty oatmeal.
(CraftSpiritsMag.com)
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Microdistilleries Prepare for Worst as Tax Relief Set to Expire
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A few weeks before the champagne corks pop to usher in 2020, one branch of the liquor business is viewing the New Year with trepidation: craft spirits. Federal excise tax relief for small distillers included in the $1.5 trillion tax reform bill in 2017 is set to expire at the end of the year. If it is not renewed by then, the distillers could see their excise taxes go up fivefold, potentially setting back much of the growth the industry has experienced over the past two years. (The Star Tribune)
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Webinar: Spirits Category Trends: What’s Happening Now & What to Look Out for in 2020 and Beyond
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As the year and the decade come to a close, Danny Brager, senior vice president of Nielsen Beverage Alcohol Practice, and Matthew Crompton, client solutions director of Nielsen CGA, will provide a deep dive into the key market trends driving all of the major spirits categories. Brager and Crompton will present the latest Nielsen CGA market intelligence, providing the facts and figures your business needs as you head into 2020. This is the must-attend webinar to help you close out the 2010s and plan for the years ahead.
When
: Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019, 12pm-1pm EST
Where
: Online Webinar
Cost
: $39 for members, $59 for non-members
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Grand Opening of World’s First CBD Func-tail Lounge Ablis Experience
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Jim Bendis, founder, and CEO of Ablis, announced recently that Ablis Experience CBD lounge will celebrate its grand opening on Dec. 14, inside the Pine Street Marketplace in downtown Portland, Oregon. A func-tail is a drink made up of functional ingredients. Some of the House Favorites include “Heart Beet,” a blend of beet powder, hawthorn berry and Ablis Cranberry Blood Orange CBD.
(CraftSpiritsMag.com)
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From
Craft Spirits
Magazine: Hemp and Alcohol
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Around the country (and world), the conversation is shifting—if not exploding—to cannabidiol (CBD), at least with respect to non-alcohol products. But, why hasn’t this explosion in CBD in the non-alcohol world yet hit the beverage alcohol business?
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Master The Art of Distilling
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New Distillery Start-Up 101
In the beginning stages of planning your distillery? This overview will cover the basics of the industry including: finding a lender; creating a business plan; selecting your site, equipment, and material; safety and compliance; and sales and marketing.
Member Rate
: $200;
Non-Member Rate
: $350
Tasting and Sensory Class
This one-day course will start by examining the tasting biases that affect our judgements, and will also cover how to use tasting and sensory practices to ensure quality control, how to use barrels to target specific flavor development, and how to differentiate varieties and flavors of malt.
Member Rate
: $399;
Non-Member Rate
: $699
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Make Your Mark on Our 7th Annual Convention & Vendor Trade Show
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Are you interested in becoming a sponsor for ACSA's 7th Annual Distillers' Convention & Vendor Trade Show? A limited number of sponsorship opportunities, designed to maximize your marketing exposure, are still available. To learn more, contact Teresa McDaniel at 502.807.4249 or
teresa@americancraftspirits.org
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Bardstown Bourbon Co. Partners with The Prisoner Wine Co.
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The Bardstown Bourbon Co., of Bardstown, Kentucky, is excited to partner with The Prisoner Wine Co. for a collaborative bourbon finished in The Prisoner red wine barrels. Launching in January 2020, Bardstown Bourbon Co.’s latest collaboration is a 100-proof, nine-year-old Tennessee bourbon aged for 18 months in the same French Oak red wine barrels used to age the Wine Co.’s flagship product, The Prisoner. (CraftSpiritsMag.com)
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SAVERGLASS Announces Purchase of Belgian Glass Factory
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Saverglass, the world’s leading manufacturer specializing in the production and decoration of luxury and high-end glass bottles for the wine and spirits industry, finalized the acquisition of the Belgian company MD Verre, a subsidiary of the Spanish group Vidrala. (CraftSpiritsMag.com)
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