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A New Wave of Spirits-Driven Travel
While restoring the 1887-vintage Old Taylor Distillery in Frankfort, Ky., Will Arvin and Wes Murry, partners in the business, discovered abandoned train tracks on the property and a passenger depot once used by visitors arriving to tour the bourbon works. When it reopens in the fall, after a 40-year...
Monthly Mash July 2018 Part II
EDUCATION – Where Knowledge is POWER Register Now for ACSA’s Next Regional Safety Education Program in Long Beach Join us as we head to Long Beach, California for our next Regional Education Program, Thursday, September 6 to Friday, September 7 . ACSA has partnered with Industrial Safety and Training...
Monthly Mash July 2018 Part I
The Monthly Mash Volume 3.7 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 Craft Spirits Friends: I was born in Johnstown, New York, the birthplace of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a pioneer in...
“W9” Stress Unity At First “Whisky Summit” In Louisville
July 26, 2018 – To show their unity, leaders of the nine major whisky trade organizations planted an American White Oak tree on the corner of 9th and Main Street outside the Frazier History Museum in downtown Louisville following their first-ever summit meeting. Even before the first shovel of...
W9 – Spirit of Collaboration Summit Decree
WHEREAS, In a spirit of camaraderie and collaboration, leaders of the world’s whiskey associations met today in Kentucky, the Birthplace of Bourbon, to discuss trade issues that threaten the growth of this iconic, international industry; and WHEREAS, Members at this historic gathering agree that the increasing success of global whiskey...
Leaders Of Global Whiskey Groups Unite In Kentucky, Call On World Leaders To Come Together And Restore Open And Fair Trade Of Spirits
For Immediate Release – July 26, 2018 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Executives with the world’s top whiskey associations today called upon global leaders to engage in timely dialogue that results in the prompt removal of recent tariffs between long-time friends and allies, particularly those imposed on spirits exports. At the...
As Laws Loosen Distillery Bar Restaurant Hybrids Emerge
Distillery/Bar/Restaurant Hybrids Emerge Call them gastro-distilleries, still-bars or distillery pubs, there’s a new concept emerging in the on-premise cocktail arena. These are hybrid operations combining a fully functional distillery with a bar and restaurant service. There are just a handful of these crossbreeds scattered around the country. But as...
2017 Annual Report
We’re very pleased to present the first American Craft Spirits Association’s Annual Report. Our fifth full year as an organization has been quite a momentous one. The number of craft distilleries in the U.S. cracked the 1,500 mark, as reported in our Craft Spirits Data Project. You can find all...
