BY: SYDNEY JONES It’s April 2016, and I’m asked a question that I’m not anticipating. I’m standing on the production floor of a small, but modestly sized craft distillery. There’s a boiler in the left corner, like a beating heart, rhythmically pumping steam to the twin smoldering pot stills...
Five years in, the STEPUP program looks different from how it began, and that’s a good thing.
Washington, DC (April 22, 2026) – The Spirits Training Entrepreneurship Program for Underrepresented Professionals (STEPUP) today announced the appointment of Sydney Jones, Supervisor and Lead Distillery Technician, Heaven Hill Springs Distillery, to its Board of Directors. Founded in 2020 as part of an effort led by the American Craft...
Craft Distillers and Friends Collaborate on Malt Whiskey Blend, With 100% of Proceeds to Benefit ACSA’S STEPUP October 5, 2021 (BUTTE, MT) — Good Deeds Spirits is proud to announce its first-ever release, GOOD DEEDS MALT WHISKEY, a malt whiskey blend from 9 leading craft whiskey producers. This 1,000...
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