April 7, 2015 Re: CALL TO ACTION on REDUCTION OF FET Dear ACSA Member, We need your help. Right now. This afternoon, Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) filed an amendment to reduce the FET for small craft distillers. The legislation will reduce the excise tax from...
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A Message from Your Legislative Affairs Committee Chairs: Tax Update
This year, the Congress is finally getting on with the business of reviewing tax reform. Today, the House Ways and Means Committee Subcommittee on Tax Policy held its first hearing on the subject. Not to be left out of the debate, ACSA President Tom Mooney submitted a letter for...
Report Finds More Than 1,280 Active Craft Spirits Producers in U.S.
ACSA, IWSR, and Park Street Preview Breakthrough Findings from Industry’s First-Ever Comprehensive Craft Distilling Study WASHINGTON, DC (March 17, 2016) – The American Craft Spirits Association (ASCA), The International Wine and Spirits Research (IWSR), and Park Street shared their initial findings as part of a proprietary research project whose goal...
Paul Hletko Elected President, Board of Directors of American Craft Spirits Association
LEADS NEWLY-APPOINTED GROUP OF VETERAN BOARD MEMBERS & NEW LEADERSHIP WASHINGTON, DC (April 22, 2016) – The American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA) today announces the appointment of Paul Hletko, Founder of FEW Spirits in Evanston, IL, as the President of the Board of Directors, replacing Thomas Mooney, who served...
American Craft Spirits Association Announces 2016 Craft Spirits Awards
Recipients Selected from a Record-Breaking Pool of Entrants Across 39 States CHICAGO, IL (March 3, 2016) – The American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA), in affiliation with Artisan Spirit Magazine (ASM), last night announced the winners of its Third Annual Judging of Craft Spirits, who were honored during the Awards...
January 2016: Call to Action for the American Craft Spirits Association
As you know, the American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA) is a registered non-profit trade association representing the U.S. craft spirits industry. Our mission is to support the interests of craft spirits producers here in the U.S, an industry that continues to see strongth growth. We estimate there are as...
Small Victory in Craft Spirits Legislation Letter to ACSA’s Membership
December 16, 2015 Dear Fellow ACSA Member: Over the past year, we worked hard to reduce your Federal Excise Tax. We had unparalleled success in uniting an industry previously divided, to provide tax parity for beer, wine and spirits. Many of you engaged in our efforts by inviting your Congressman or...
Media Statement on Small Victory in Craft Spirit Legislation
Statement by Margie A.S. Lehrman, Executive Director, American Craft Spirits Association, and Thomas Mooney, President, American Craft Spirits Association, in response to the TAX “EXTENDERS” Bill Passed by the United States Congress: December 18, 2015 The craft spirits industry is growing each day. Currently, we estimate there are more than 800 craft distilleries in the United...
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GENERAL INFORMATION WHEN: March 2nd & 3rd WHERE: Palmer House Hilton Hotel, Chicago, IL. CONVENTION INFO & REGISTRATION: Opens early November WHAT: 2-Day Distillers Convention with educational tracks that will focus on: SAFETY: Compliance, Best Practices & Guidance For A Safe Distillery TECHNICAL: Every Aspect of Production, Form Ingredient Selection To...
FET September Update
The United States Congress came back to work last week after the long August recess. There will be a lot on their plate this fall before a likely adjournment in December. ACSA Board Member Nicole Austin (Kings County Distillery, Brooklyn, New York) and our Washington Lobbyist Jim Hyland (Pennsylvania Avenue Group,...
Disaster Averted! ACSA Victory on Spent Grains
As many of our members know, ACSA has been actively campaigning to prevent the implementation of some excessive, unnecessary and costly rules that were proposed by the Food & Drug Administration in 2014 relating to the use of spent grains for animal feed. The rules, as initially proposed, would have...
‘Craft’ Bourbon Is in the Eye of the Distiller
As small-batch spirits proliferate, liquor giants don’t let definitions get in the way By SAABIRA CHAUDHURI At a beverage-industry conference in Phoenix in May, presenters were advised to avoid a buzzy but divisive term. “An edict went out to speakers saying, ‘Don’t mention the C word,’ ” said Nomura...
Margie A.S. Lehrman Appointed Interim Executive Director of American Craft Spirits Association
INAUGURAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PENNFIELD JENSEN RETIRES Washington, D.C. – August 6, 2015 The American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA) today announces the appointment of Margie A.S. Lehrman as the interim Executive Director, as Pennfield “Penn” Jensen, a respected beverage industry veteran who helped found the organization and later served as...
