Registration Opens for the American Distilling Institute Craft Spirits Conference & Vendor Expo in...
Media Contact: Anne-Sophie Whitehead, ADI Conference Director annesophie@distilling.com
HAYWARD, CA — The American Distilling Institute (ADI) this week announces the opening of early registration for the upcoming Craft Spirits & Vendor Expo, to be held in-person this year August 23–25, in...
2021 Letter from the President
Last year began with a measure of relief mixed with uncertainty as the two-year Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CMBTRA), which reduced the federal excise tax (FET) rate paid by distillers had just received a one-year extension....
New ADI Survey of Craft Distillers Shows Big Economic Impact of Direct-to-Consumer Shipping of...
Hayward, CA — According to a new survey of American Distilling Institute (ADI) members, direct-to-consumer shipping of spirits has been a critical revenue source during COVID-19 and serves as an important alternative sales channel for those craft distillers having...
First ADI Virtual Conference… Was Actually Pretty Great
ADI was among the earliest trade organizations to make the call to postpone and then go digital with their annual conference. It was a tough call in one sense, reports Anne-Sophie Whitehead, conference director, but it made more sense...
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’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...
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...
2020 Distillery of the Year — Spirit Works
I’m thrilled to announce that this year, the American Distilling Institute Bubble Cap award goes to Spirit Works Distillery in Sebastopol, California, founded by Ashby and Timo Marshall.
ADI began in 2003 with the vision of supporting the burgeoning distilling...
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...
Congratulations to ADI’s 2020 Judging Award Winners
Click here to access the full list of 2020 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...
