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Former Morgan Stanley CEO joins Bardstown Bourbon board
The Bardstown Bourbon Company (BBCo) announced today the appointment of John J. Mack to its board of directors. Mack is the former chairman and CEO of Morgan Stanley, having served in those roles from 2005 to 2011.
Eastside Distilling Launches Oregon Craft Spirits Retail Concept
Eastside Distilling Co. today launched a new retail branding for its portfolio: Oregon Craft Spirits. The initial Oregon Craft Spirits branded location is at Bridgeport Village Mall, an open-air mall located in Tigard, Oregon.
Craft Beverage Modernization Act Achieves House Majority
A bit of news from the American Craft Spirits Association 
H.R. 747, the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act, re-introduced earlier this year by Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN) and Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI), has crossed the majority threshold in the U.S. House of Representatives, with more than 226 co-sponsors signed onto the bill, representing a clear, bipartisan majority in the U.S. House. The Senate, with a companion bill S. 236, introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MN) is just shy of a majority as well.
Ind. bill reduces waiting time for craft distillers looking to open tasting room
Some good news out of Indiana, via Three Rivers Distilling Company…
A rendering of Three Rivers Distilling Co.’s new tasting room
Three Rivers Distilling Company will not have to wait three years to bring a craft spirits tasting room to the city of Fort Wayne.
Garrison Brothers Distillery fills 10,000th bourbon whiskey barrel
On Monday Hye, Texas-based Garrison Brothers Distillery, part of the first wave of small distilleries outside of Kentucky to authentically hand-produce straight bourbon whiskey, filled its 10,000th bourbon barrel.
