Last month I attended Bar Convent Berlin 2017, one of the bar and beverage industry’s largest international trade shows. There was a lot to cram into two days, and even more to try to stuff into a four-and-a-half-minute video. Among the elements that made the cut: The Genever District, Japanese gin and some vodkas that…
Category: spirits
Senate Finance Committee tax reform proposal includes FET relief for craft distillers
Last night, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) released his Chairman’s markup of the long-awaited major tax reform proposal, which included a landmark provision to create tax fairness for the country’s 1,589 small, independent craft distillers. Current tax policy allows for a reduced excise tax rate for small producers of beer and wine, however,…
Conviction Small Batch Bourbon released from Whiskey Prison after 3.5-year term
Southern Grace Distilleries, the first distillery in the United States to be located in a former prison, has released its first bourbon after opening its doors three and a half years ago: Conviction Small Batch Bourbon. “The hard time aging in oak barrels behind bars here at Whiskey Prison has created a cask strength bourbon that’s subtly sweet…
Rebecca Creek Distillery products now available in Missouri
Texas-based Rebecca Creek Distillery has released its award-winning spirits throughout the state of Missouri for the first time.
Republic Restoratives releases Washington, D.C.’s first apple brandy
The fourth product release from Republic Restoratives, Washington D.C.’s community-funded and community-driven craft distillery, is rooted in one of America’s oldest spirits-making traditions.
Bedlam Vodka heading to the Country Music Association Awards
Bedlam Vodka, made by Durham, N.C.-based Graybeard Distillery, has joined forces with the Country Music Association to introduce the Bedlam Vodka Green Room at “The 51st Annual CMA Awards.”
