Letter from the President
It’s been boom times with record growth in sales for distilled spirits in 2021, and record growth in distilled spirits over the last 12 years. That record growth is for the most part made up of sales by large,...
Spirits Industry Launches “Ship My Spirits” Campaign in Support of Spirits Direct-to-Consumer Shipping in...
Spirits DTC would increase New York jobs and consumer convenience
ALBANY, N.Y. – The American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA), American Distilling Institute (ADI) and Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), three of the nation’s leading trade associations representing distillers...
Editor’s Letter
I Read 10 Books So You Might Want to Read 1 or 2
This issue features a special cover feature, The Great Eight, recapping the eight (more accurately, ten) most monumental books in the history of American craft distilling. I...
California Craft Distillers Urge Governor Newsom to Extend Direct-to-Consumer Shipping of Spirits Ahead of...
Temporary economic relief measure provides much-needed revenue for devastated distilleries, convenience for consumers
Click here to let the governor know you want the choice as a consume to purchase directly for your favorite distiller.
SACRAMENTO – In just 15 days, California...
ADI International Spirits Competition: New Name, Same Commitment to Excellence
ADI is excited to announce we are transitioning the name and branding of our annual competition from the ADI Judging of Craft Spirits to the ADI International Spirits Competition. The new name will add clarity to our event, and to the...
Editor’s Letter
1,452 lucky souls experienced the in-person (!) ADI Conference August 23-26 in Louisville. It was masked, muscular and magical. Hats off to the ADI Conference team who pulled it off, and the 180 vendors and sponsors who sponsored and...
2021 ADI Craft Spirits Conference & Vendor Expo Recap
While our first virtual conference turned out to be a rip-roaring success in 2020, we were thrilled to return to Louisville in person for the 2021 ADI Craft Spirits Conference & Vendor Expo. We took extra precautions in light...
ADI 2021 Vendome Tour
Vendome Copper & Brass Works offered exclusive tours to ADI 2021 conference attendees. The Vendome factory has been in continuous operation since the early 1900s, This was a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the production facility of one of the world's...
Bourbon Legend Bill Samuels Jr. to Deliver Keynote at the 2021 ADI Craft Spirits...
The American Distilling Institute (ADI) is honored to announce that Kentucky bourbon icon Bill Samuels Jr. will deliver the keynote address at this year’s ADI Craft Spirits Conference & Vendor Expo, to be held in Louisville, KY.
Samuels, born and...
ADI’s 2021 Judging of Craft Spirits Wraps Up in Tiburon
The annual Judging of Craft Spirits for 2021 took place once again this year in Tiburon, CA. Thirty six judges, and a team of stewards and staff — all fully vaccinated — participated in the event. The judging panels...
