Why Competition Wins Matter
Winning a spirits competition can be a game-changer. Blind tasting puts brand-new producers on equal footing with distilleries that have existed for generations, making it a powerful way for new and emerging brands to leapfrog over competitors and power...
Storming the Citadelle
Alexandre Gabriel of Maison Ferrand will be the Keynote Speaker of ADI’s 2022 Gin Summit.
Alexandre Gabriel is the owner and master blender of Maison Ferrand, a Cognac house with distilling roots stretching back more than four centuries. If that leads...
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...
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,...
News in Brief
NEWS
American Single Malt Takes Shape
The TTB has released a proposed definition for the standards of identity of American Single Malt. Under the proposal, to be labeled "American single malt whisky" the product must be distilled entirely at one U.S....
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...
Registration Opens for ADI 2022 St. Louis
(Saint Louis, Missouri, September 14 - September 16, 2022) - ADI presents The Craft Spirits Conference and Expo 2022, taking place at the Saint Louis Convention Center on September 14, 2022 through September 16, 2022. This year’s Conference and...
ADI Comment on TTB Consideration of Updates to Trade Practice Regulations
The American Distilling Institute submitted the following comment to the TTB regarding updates to trade practice regulations on July 2, 2023. While our comment was informed by member feedback, we encourage all ADI members to submit their own public...
Letter from the President
The publication of our annual directory always prompts reflection. But this edition, which coincides with ADI’s 20th anniversary celebration, has been particularly thought-provoking.
In many respects, 2022 was another good year for craft distillers. Distilled spirits are increasingly seizing market...
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...
