Excellence Refined by Fire
No achievement of note has come without work or struggle, and the same can also be said of world-class distilled spirits. Year after year, the craft-spirits industry continues to grow both as a global community and in the number...
ADI’s Virtual Conference Delivers for America’s Distillers
Some 1,600 attendees and over 100 exhibitors helped make the 2020 ADI Virtual Conference & Vendor Expo a social distancing success last week. In the face of shelter-in-place orders, organizers moved the conference to virtual in May after having...
Congratulations to ADI’s 2020 Judging Award Winners
Once again, ADI’s Judging of Craft Spirits took place in the San Francisco Bay Area, and we were blessed to have perfect weather when we received 11 pallets of some of the world’s best craft spirits. Over the years...
ADI Announces Recipients of Distilling Research Grants
ADI is excited to announce that it has awarded three different Distilling Research Grants through the ADI Research Endowment, an initiative that supports craft distilling by funding scientific research. Supported by an annual charity auction, the funds are managed...
Australia & New Zealand 2022 Year in Review
The craft spirits industry continues to grow in both Australia and New Zealand across all categories. While whisky continues to dominate and gin brands are still popping up, the possibilities of rum, brandy, and even agave spirits are being...
The Heart of the Distilling Community
The American Distilling Institute’s 2016 Spirits Conference and Vendor Expo landed this year on the beautiful city of San Diego, CA, for an intense six days of educational exchange and networking. More than 1,500 members of the distilling community...
New Liberty Distillery Honored as Distillery of the Year by the American Distilling Institute
ST LOUIS – More than 1000 spirits industry professionals and media joined American Distilling Institute (ADI) in honoring New Liberty Distilling at an awards luncheon last Friday afternoon during ADI’s annual conference at the St Louis Convention Center. The...
ADI’s 2020 Virtual Conference Off and Running
The 2020 ADI Virtual Craft Spirits Conference & Vendor Expo kicked off Tuesday morning with that familiar shutdown mix of awkwardness and community spirit. Attendees at Monday's pre-conference tours or Tuesday's keynote and concurrent sessions patiently abided technical hiccups...
European Union 2022 Year in Review
You can’t really make broad generalizations about drinks trends in Europe — which makes sense, given that it’s the home of almost half a billion people. Having said that, there are some notable trends within individual countries and subregions.
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Our Best Judging Ever!
After a year of planning, four days of bottle sorting and three marathon days of tasting spirits, the mood coming out of the 2016 Judging of Craft Spirits was that this was our best judging ever… until next year.
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