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The Monthly Mash: October 2019
The Monthly Mash Volume 4.10 Member-Owned, Industry-Driven ACSA Mission: To elevate and advocate for the community of craft spirits producers. From the Desk of Margie A.S. Lehrman, Chief Executive Officer Dear Friends in Our Craft Spirits Industry: Typically, I’m elated this time of year, particularly on Halloween. Opening the...
Distilling The Success Of Craft Distilleries
All this month, we’ve been marking the hundred-year anniversary by re-airing some of our most thought-provoking shows on drinking, sobriety, and everything in-between. For more than a decade, alcohol was illegal in the United States – a so-called “noble experiment” that collapsed under the weight of organized crime and...
Beverage Alcohol Coalition Successfully Launches “Day of Action” to Urge Congressional Passage of Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act
Beverage Alcohol Coalition Successfully Launches “Day of Action” to Urge Congressional Passage of Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act October 16, 2019 2:08 pm –Campaign Results in more than 6,000 Engagements with Congressional Offices- WASHINGTON – Nearly 2,000 individuals affiliated with the beverage alcohol sector contacted their members...
U.S. Alcohol Trade Groups Call for End to Tariffs on EU Spirits and Wine
Updated Release: Oct. 7, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. alcohol trade groups urged an end to tariffs on EU distilled spirits and wine following the United States decision announced today to impose tariffs of 25 percent on imports of Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Single Malt Irish Whiskey from Northern...
The Monthly Mash: Sept. 2019 Part II
CRAFT SPIRITS CLASSROOM: Quenching Your Thirst for Knowledge Upcoming Webinar: Oct. 15 Cocktail Menu Design Vineyards have their tasting rooms. Breweries have their tap rooms. These craft beverage entities have one massive advantage by serving in their own spaces – their clients get to enjoy their products how they...
The Monthly Mash: Sept. 2019 Part I
The Monthly Mash Volume 4.09 Member-Owned, Industry-Driven ACSA Mission: To elevate and advocate for the community of craft spirits producers. From the Desk of Margie A.S. Lehrman, Chief Executive Officer Dear Friends in Our Craft Spirits Industry: Fall has arrived and with it comes lots of ACSA activity. Help...
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Recent Publications
- Expanding The Table: ACSA Welcomes Craft Brands into Voting Membership
- California’s New Direct-to-Consumer Shipping Law: What ACSA Members Need to Know Now and What’s Next
- Margie A.S. Lehrman to Retire as ACSA CEO; Emily Pennington Appointed to Lead Organization
- SPECIAL ALERT – ACSA APPLAUDS SUPREME COURT DECISION ON TARIFFS
- SPECIAL ALERT – HHS DROPS NEW DIETARY GUIDELINES; ALCOHOL RECOMMENDATIONS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT MODERATION

