ACSA Board of Directors Fall Retreat in Portland, Oregon Earlier this month, your Board of Directors gathered in Portland, Oregon to discuss ACSA’s strategic plan for the coming year, as well as develop ideas to enhance the long-term trajectory for the organization. We’d like to extend our heartfelt gratitude...
The Monthly Mash Volume 3.11 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, Executive Director Dear Friends in Our Craft Spirits Community: Thanksgiving offered a time to recalibrate – to reflect on what we HAVE...
Bozeman, Montana: Bozeman Spirits Distillery, located in Historic Downtown Bozeman Montana, announced the acquisition of 20 acres in the Gallatin Valley with plans of expansion. Head distiller Thomas McGuane says “We just need more room. Ever since we opened in 2014, we haven’t had enough space to meet the demand...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dry Fly Distilling and Seven Seas Export Announce Strategic Partnership November 21, 2018 – Dry Fly Distilling President Don Poffenroth, and Seven Seas Export CEO Sam Cho, today announced the formation of a strategic partnership involving Dry Fly Distilled Spirits. The new partnership will include an expansion...
Molly Troupe is a partner and the master distiller at Freeland Spirits, a gin and whiskey distillery in Portland, Oregon. Not only is she the youngest female master distiller in the U.S, but her equity in the company puts her and her over-30 business partner, Jill Kuehler, in elite...
On behalf of the American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA), we are heartbroken to learn of Dave Pickerell’s sudden passing. In addition to serving as an early industry visionary, Dave left an indelible mark on the entire craft spirits community, and his contribution as a founding affiliate member of ACSA can never be overlooked. As an original member of...
October 23rd, 2018 by Samuel Western On a hot day in August, air hazy from the forest fires burning far to the west, I drove halfway across Wyoming to check out a new malting plant. Normally, I wouldn’t travel from Sheridan to Pine Bluffs—370 miles and back again in...
The Monthly Mash Volume 3.10 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, Executive Director Dear Friends in Our Craft Spirits Community: It’s Halloween, but there’s no need to be spooked This edition of the...
GWEN MCCLURE OCTOBER 13, 2018 Wine and beer may get more attention, but distilled spirits have a solid place in American culture and history. With how the industry has grown over the last decade, they’re set to be back in the limelight. We’re not knocking the classic vineyard tour...
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