Approximately 41% of craft distillery sales have evaporated and 31% of employees have been furloughed due to the pandemic.
Distilling News
Tattersall Becomes America’s First Unionized Craft Distillery
Workers at Tattersall Distillery have voted to unionize, the first craft distillery in the country to do so.
The Pandemic Delivers Blows to America’s Distilling Scene
A startling new study from the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) and ADI shows that the craft distilling industry is in huge trouble.
Powhatan Distillery Advocates for Beverage Industry
After weathering an unprecedented first half of 2020 and all of the challenges it brought, Powhatan, VA’s Three Crosses Distilling Co. is speaking out about another looming threat.
South Florida Distilleries Sit on Unsold Hand Sanitizer
South Florida craft distilleries are sitting on hundreds of gallons of unsold hand sanitizer–with little prospect for moving it.
PLCB Fights Order To Reveal Liquor Licenses
Pennsylvania is fighting a court battle to keep its total number of liquor licenses a secret.
NY Gov. Cuomo Legalizes Ice Cream Made With Liquor
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday signed an executive order allowing the manufacturing and sale of alcohol-infused frozen dairy desserts.
Report shows Pennsylvania liquor sales lagging other control states
Pennsylvania liquor sales in June lagged far behind other control states across the country, following a downward trend that’s persisted since the onset of the pandemic.
New Distillery Offers Lifeline to Houston’s Bartenders
A new distillery in North Houston opened on the eve of the pandemic, and quickly pivoted to making hand sanitizer… and hiring out-of-work bartenders.
New Orleans Closes Bars, Bans Takeout Booze Sales
New Orleans’ mayor is shutting down the city’s bars because of rising coronavirus numbers and is also forbidding restaurants to sell alcoholic drinks to go.
12,000 Bottles of Templeton Rye Spill Onto Missouri Highway
A truck carrying 12,000 bottles of Templeton rye whiskey overturned on a Missouri highway last week. No one was injured.
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.