Category Archives: Distillery News

San Luis Releases 1876 Texas Straight Bourbon

San Luis Spirits Distilling Co., Dripping Springs, Tex., releases 1876 Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey. It has an 80% Texas corn and 20% Secale Cereale Oklahoma winter rye mash bill with subtle notes of Rye toast, caramel, vanilla and a

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Savannah Spirits Group to Open New Distillery in March

Savannah Spirits Group said it will open a new distillery in the heart of Savannah’s National Historic District in March 2018. The 12,000-square-foot building, built in the late 1800’s, will also

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Tennessee to Celebrate Southern Spirits, Gourmet Grub

The second annual “Grains and Grits” event, a festival of Southern spirits and gourmet grub, will bring together whiskey lovers from around the state for the East Tennessee celebration of the new Tennessee Whiskey Trail, a 26-stop distillery tour across … Continue reading

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What We’re Reading —

Mad River Distillers Finds Freedom in ‘Craft’ Scale Mad River Distillers is calling the release of its latest whiskey, Burnt Rock Bourbon, “super limited.” That means if you don’t live in Vermont or parts of Massachusetts, you probably won’t have … Continue reading

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Canada’s Eau Claire Distillery Enters U.S. via New York

Eau Claire Distillery, Turner Valley, Canada, said its products are available for the first time in the U.S. in bars, restaurants and liquor stores in New York State. 

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Cruzan Rum Donates $500,000 to Virgin Islands Hurricane Relief

Cruzan Rum Distillery, based on St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands, today committed $500,000 to the Fund for the Virgin Islands to support relief and recovery from Hurricane Irma in the Territory. The donation brings to more than $1.6 … Continue reading

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