Recipients Selected from a Pool of Approximately 550 Entrants Across 42 States Washington, DC (August 24, 2021) – Tonight, the American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA), the nation’s only national registered non-profit trade association representing the U.S. craft spirits industry, announced the winners of its 8th Annual Judging of Craft...
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ACSA Comments to Executive Order
Amy Greenberg, Director Regulations and Rulings Division Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau 1310 G Street NW, Box 12 Washington, DC 20005 August 18, 2021 Dear Director Greenberg: I am writing on behalf of the American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA), the only national trade group solely representing...
Whiskey Rebels Part III: How ADI, ACSA, And DISCUS Elevated Craft Spirits
Part III of the Whiskey Rebels excerpt series focuses on advocacy and education. Craft visionaries like Westward’s Tom Mooney and ADI founder Bill Owens organized a collective of craft producers to make their voices heard in the halls of congress and teach each other the art of making fine spirits. Here...
The Monthly Mash: July 2021

The Monthly Mash Volume 6.7 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, Chief Executive Officer Loan Officer: “Thanks so much for your time. I’m just trying to figure out whether we loan $$$ to...
Craft Spirits Weekly #229
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The Monthly Mash: June 2021

The Monthly Mash Volume 6.6 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 Community: As I write this note, sweltering from the dog days of summer...
Department of the Treasury Releases Report on Refund Claims for Imported Alcohol
If you import, you’ll want to read the Department of the Treasury’s “Report to Congress on Administration of Craft Beverage Modernization Act Refund Claims for Imported Alcohol.” Read here.
Alcohol Associations Urge Congress to Fully Fund TTB

The American Craft Spirits Association is among a dozen beverage alcohol associations that are urging Congress to fully fund the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) for the fiscal year ahead at the administration’s requested funding level of $131,330,000. Representatives from the associations made the request...
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