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The Monthly Mash: January 2024
Volume 9.1 ACSA’s Mission: To elevate and advocate for the community of craft spirits producers. From the Desk of Margie A.S. Lehrman, Chief Executive Officer “Standing still breeds rumination and seeds self-doubt. Motion fuels progress and elevates efficacy.”—Adam Grant I am a huge fan of Adam Grant, a professor...
Craft Spirits Producers Sold More than 14 Million Cases in 2023 Economic Study, with $7.9 Billion in Sales
Despite Economic Headwinds, Distillery Growth, Export Growth, and Volume Growth Hold Steady Washington, DC (January 17, 2024) – The American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA) and Park Street today presented highlights from the 2023 Craft Spirits Data Project (CSDP) at its Annual Craft Spirits Economic Briefing. Margie A.S. Lehrman...
The Monthly Mash: December 2023
Volume 8.12 ACSA’s 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 the Craft Spirits Community: At this time of year, I’m uncertain whether I should be looking back, as media suggests in...
Nominations Open for ACSA Board of Directors
Call for Nominations Now Open Do You See Problems within the Spirits Industry? Do You Want to Commit to Helping Solve Them? Join ACSA’s Board of Directors! Members of the ACSA Board of Directors play an integral role in shaping the craft spirits industry. Throughout a three-year term, each member...
The Monthly Mash: November 2023
Volume 8.11 ACSA’s 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 the Craft Spirits Community: Looking upon a sad, neglected landscape with rose bushes that need pruning, leaves that need raking, mums...
ACSA, Sovos Respond to Criticism of DtC Report
Global tax compliance technology leader Sovos and the American Craft Spirits Association are standing strong by their recently published 2023 Direct-to-Consumer Spirits Shipping Report after criticism from The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA). The report underscores a continued increase in the percentage of regular craft spirits drinkers...
