Distilling News

Ohio’s governor warned that bars that don’t abide by social distancing restrictions may lose their liquor licenses permanently.

Oklahomans have enjoyed buying beer, wine or spirits and picking them up curbside or having them delivered during the COVID-19 pandemic. The changes may become a permanent perk under state law.

The Pennsylvania Senate has approved a bill allowing restaurants and bars to sell bottled spirits and cocktails-to-go.

Nielsen takes a deep dive into recent trends in alcohol sales in the wake of the pandemic.

A brewery in Japan has come up with a way to recycle beer going to waste in local bars and restaurants during lockdown.

Utah-based Ogden’s Own officially opened its new 32,000 square foot distillery last week. The facility will allow the company to increase its production tenfold.

A survey from ADI and DISCUS reports the craft distilling industry has taken a 63 percent blow in sales since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Virginia beverage makers have organized a consortium to help produce and distribute hand sanitizer to first responders and government entities.

The PLCB is moving forward on a plan to increase prices, despite impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. Major industry associations have pushed back on the planned move.

COVID-19 has battered the entire whisky industry but perhaps no one is struggling quite like the thousands of craft distillers in the U.S.

Craft distilleries in the US are “barely hanging on” and face “severe financial hardship” unless immediate help is made available, the Distilled Spirits Council of the US has warned.

Although overall spirits sales are up, craft distilleries are struggling to survive. Here’s what we can do to help.