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‘Ship My Spirits’ Expands to Delaware

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

After first launching in New York and Vermont, “Ship My Spirits,” the grassroots coalition with the common goal of modernizing the spirits marketplace by allowing direct-to-consumer shipping of distilled spirits, has expanded to Delaware. “Nearly every day we tell potential … Continue reading →

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American Craft Spirits Assn’s Board is All-Female, an Industry First

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

The American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA) said Becky Harris of Catoctin Creek Distilling Co. (VA) was reelected president of the Board of Directors. She has served as a member of the organization’s Board of Directors since 2019, and as President … Continue reading →

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Ship My Spirits Expands to Vermont

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

Distillers and their trade associations — American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA), American Distilling Institute (ADI) and Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), and the Distilled Spirits Council of Vermont — have expanded the Ship My Spirits campaign to … Continue reading →

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Liquor Lobby Launches ‘Ship My Spirits’ DtC Campaign in New York State

Posted on March 29, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

The American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA), American Distilling Institute (ADI) and Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), three of the nation’s leading trade associations representing distillers large and small, joined forces to launch “Ship My Spirits,” a grassroots … Continue reading →

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Spirits Groups Unite to Push DtC For Spirits

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

It’s an equity issue, Ryan Friesen, head distiller, Blinking Owl Distillery, Santa Ana, Calif., says.  Wineries and breweries can ship direct to consumers in most states, but distilleries can’t. “We’re 10 minutes south of Disneyland,” he says, “and we get … Continue reading →

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Congress Acknowledges Challenges of Past Year

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

“The last 15 months have been the most challenging in the last 50 years for the spirits industry,” said Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), who added he was “impressed distillers could shift operations to produce hand sanitizer” quickly when it was … Continue reading →

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