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...
London Expo Attracts Craft Distillers
Now in its third year, the 2015 London Craft Distilling Expo opened its doors this last October to a throng of attendees from around the world. Exhibitors and visitors travelled from locations as diverse and distant as China, Tasmania,...
U.S. Legislation 2022 Year in Review
2022 brought some great legislative breakthroughs for the craft spirits industry, including expanded direct-to-consumer (DTC) shipping access for distillers and progress on achieving parity with other alcohol products. Unlike our wine brethren, the spirits industry is severely restricted from...
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...
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...
United Kingdom 2022 Year in Review
2022 has been a vibrant year for spirits in the United Kingdom. Rum continues to grow in popularity, fueled by the increase of distilleries in the U.K. distilling rum from scratch and laying down barrels to age in the...
Issue Brief: Spirits Direct-to-Consumer Shipping in New York
Click here to contact your local legislator and let them know you want direct to consumer shipping of NY spirits!
Consumers Are Driving Demand for Spirits Direct-to-Consumer (DtC) Shipping
A recent consumer survey found that 80% of spirits consumers want to...
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...
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...
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....
