DISCUS in the News

Industry Coalition Issues Commitment for Responsible Sale of Crossover Bev Alc Products A coalition of industry trade groups including the Distilled Spirits Council (DISCUS), Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of […]

May 06, 2024

WYFF4 Greenville: Possible South Carolina law could allow retail liquor sales on Sundays

May 06, 2024

May 06, 2024

CBS Austin: TX Distilleries Drive Tourism Growth, Contributing $830 million to State’s Economy

May 06, 2024

May 04, 2024

MarketWatch: $7,500 for tequila? The Cinco de Mayo staple has become a super-premium spirit.

May 04, 2024

May 03, 2024

Fox 46 Charlotte: Tequilas are flowing for Cinco De Mayo – Nasdaq Business Watch

May 03, 2024

May 01, 2024

WBZ CBS Boston: To-go cocktails are now permanently legal in Massachusetts

May 01, 2024

April 23, 2024

Beer industry boosts ABV to compete in tough market

April 23, 2024

December 01, 2021

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Kendra Goode Carroll Named Chief People Officer at Distilled Spirits Council of the United States and Responsibility.org

December 01, 2021

Washington, D.C. – The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) and Responsibility.org today announced Kendra Goode Carroll as the new Chief People Officer for both organizations. Carroll will oversee all aspects of human resources and will implement strategies to develop and promote […]

July 10, 2020

Hand Sanitizer, Disinfectant Demands Hit ‘Biblical Proportions’

July 10, 2020

Outlet: Bloomberg Environment

July 10, 2020

DISCUS unveils podcast series

July 10, 2020

Outlet: Beverage Industry Online

July 09, 2020

Iowa Is Officially The First State To Permanently Legalize To-Go Alcohol

July 09, 2020

Outlet: WRXK-FM Online

July 08, 2020

Disaronno’s New Velvet Liqueur Is Dessert In A Glass

July 08, 2020

Outlet: Forbes Online

July 07, 2020

Distillers poured resources into fighting COVID-19; they need Congress’ help now

July 07, 2020

Outlet: News-Herald, The

July 05, 2020

Iowa Is Officially The First State To Permanently Legalize To-Go Alcohol

July 05, 2020

Outlet: 105.9 Kiss FM

June 26, 2020

European chocolates, olives and 28 other items could be hit with $3.1 billion in new US tariffs

June 26, 2020

Outlet: WBTW-TV Online

June 25, 2020

U.S. Targets $3.1 Billion of EU and U.K. Imports for New Tariffs (Bloomberg)

June 25, 2020

June 24, 2020

Michigan Legislature OKs cocktails to go to help restaurants

June 24, 2020

Outlet: Journal Gazette/Times-Courier Online

June 24, 2020

Tariffs on European Food Could Expand Under New U.S. Proposal – Update

June 24, 2020

Outlet: Morningstar

June 24, 2020

US May Hit $3.1 Billion Of European Imports With New Tariffs As Trade War Escalates

June 24, 2020

Outlet: International Business Times

June 24, 2020

European chocolates, olives and 28 other items could be hit with $3.1 billion in new US tariffs (CNN)

June 24, 2020

June 24, 2020

US May Hit $3.1 Billion Of European Imports With New Tariffs As Trade War Escalates (International Business Times)

June 24, 2020

June 24, 2020

Tariffs on European Food Could Expand Under New U.S. Proposal (The Wall Street Journal)

June 24, 2020

June 24, 2020

Michigan Legislature OKs cocktails to go to help restaurants (The Herald-Palladium)

June 24, 2020

June 24, 2020

U.S. Eyes $3.1 Billion of EU, U.K. Imports for New Tariffs

June 24, 2020

Outlet: Bloomberg News Online

June 23, 2020

US Whiskey Industry Has Lost $300 Million in Revenue Due to Trump’s Trade War, Report Says

June 23, 2020

Outlet: Food & Wine Online

June 23, 2020

US Whiskey Industry Has Lost $300 Million in Revenue Due to Trump’s Trade War, Report Says (Yahoo)

June 23, 2020

June 22, 2020

Tariffs Hit American Whiskey Producers Hard in Europe (The New York Times)

June 22, 2020

June 17, 2020

A Different Kind of Cocktail Revival (Punch Drink)

June 17, 2020

June 17, 2020

Black Bourbon Society launches Diversity Distilled (The Spirits Business)

June 17, 2020

June 17, 2020

A Different Kind of Cocktail Revival (Punch Drink)

June 17, 2020

June 16, 2020

Good Eggs: The People Helping Restaurants the Most During COVID-19 (Food & Wine)

June 16, 2020

June 14, 2020

9 things waiters and bartenders might never do again after the pandemic (Business Insider)

June 14, 2020

June 12, 2020

Vodka has a new definition — it’s still neutral, but no longer flavorless (Washington Post)

June 12, 2020

June 11, 2020

New Initiative From Jack Daniel’s And Uncle Nearest Will Diversify The American Whiskey Scene (Forbes)

June 11, 2020

June 09, 2020

Liquor stores face new challenges as states reopen after coronavirus lockdowns (CNBC)

June 09, 2020

June 03, 2020

10 Black-Owned Distilleries Making Some of America’s Finest Bottles

June 03, 2020

Outlet: Wine Business Monthly Online

June 02, 2020

10 Black-Owned Distilleries Making Some of America’s Finest Bottles (Wine Enthusiast)

June 02, 2020

May 27, 2020

Americans are drinking more during the pandemic. Craft distillers aren’t getting any of the love.

May 27, 2020

Outlet: Gazette Online, The

May 26, 2020

The global liquor industry might not fully recover for another five years (Fortune)

May 26, 2020

May 26, 2020

The booze boom: Here’s what we drank at home during lockdown (CNBC)

May 26, 2020

May 26, 2020

The booze boom: Here’s what we drank at home during lockdown

May 26, 2020

Outlet: MSN MY

May 23, 2020

American liquor distilleries shifted gears to help in the fight against coronavirus. Now Congress should help them. (Business Insider)

May 23, 2020

May 23, 2020

Americans are drinking more during the pandemic. Craft distillers aren’t getting any of the love (Washington Post)

May 23, 2020

May 23, 2020

For Whiskey Drinkers in Lockdown, the Mad Scientist Emerges (WSJ)

May 23, 2020

May 22, 2020

Can Anyone Save New York’s Bars and Restaurants

May 22, 2020

May 22, 2020

Pennsylvania Finally Legalizes Cocktails-To-Go, Here Is What You Need To Know

May 22, 2020

May 21, 2020

Gov. Wolf signs bill allowing cocktails-to-go at Pa. establishments

May 21, 2020

May 20, 2020

Take-out cocktails coming to Pennsylvania (Washington Examiner)

May 20, 2020

May 15, 2020

Phil Murphy signs bill to allow NJ sale and delivery of mixed drinks and cocktails (northjersey.com)

May 15, 2020

May 13, 2020

Alcohol delivery, curbside pickup could be permanent in Oklahoma (The Oklahoman)

May 13, 2020

May 13, 2020

How the Covid-19 Epidemic Will Impact Irish Whiskey: The Challenges Ahead (Forbes)

May 13, 2020

May 13, 2020

US alcohol sales rise at highest rate since lockdown peak (the drinks business)

May 13, 2020

May 12, 2020

Coronavirus: Drinking more at home? Booze prices jump 6%, biggest hike since 2007 (The Mercury News)

May 12, 2020

May 05, 2020

Hand Sanitizer Should Taste Worse (Vice)

May 05, 2020

April 27, 2020

Distilleries Are Turning Stale Beer Into Coronavirus Whiskey (Bloomberg)

April 27, 2020

April 21, 2020

How Small Distilleries Are Adapting During COVID-19 (Liquor.com)

April 21, 2020

April 21, 2020

The new speakasy: Uber Eats has turned into a rogue cocktail bar

April 21, 2020

April 21, 2020

Pa. distillers selling ‘unreal amounts of booze’ during coronavirus pandemic (Penn Live)

April 21, 2020

April 21, 2020

Essential workers around the country are going to great lengths for the rest of us (ABC News)

April 21, 2020

April 16, 2020

Partnership Formed to Get Masks, Hand Sanitizer to Drivers (Transport Topics News)

April 16, 2020

April 16, 2020

PLCB plans price increases despite COVID-19 impacts (ABC 27)

April 16, 2020

April 14, 2020

Hand Sanitizer: Keep Out of Reach of Children (DISCUS)

April 14, 2020

April 13, 2020

Dispatches From Philadelphia (Punchdrink)

April 13, 2020

April 10, 2020

Pandemic Brews Battle Between Liquor Wholesalers, Distillers, and Online Retailers (Forbes)

April 10, 2020

April 09, 2020

With Pa liquor stores closed, consumers are flocking to the border (Leigh Valley Business)

April 09, 2020

April 09, 2020

Alcohol Sales Spike Following Stay-At-Home Orders In Washington Region (WAMU)

April 09, 2020

April 08, 2020

Coronavirus prompts some states to close liquor stores, while others allow cocktail deliveries (Fox News)

April 08, 2020

April 08, 2020

These Distilleries Aren’t Just Making Booze—They Could Be Saving Your Life (Fodors Travel)

April 08, 2020

April 07, 2020

From California to Maine, Small US Distilleries Stepped Up to Make Hand Sanitizer in the Wake of COVID-19 (Robb Report)

April 07, 2020

April 07, 2020

How the Spirits Industry Is Helping Out During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Food & Wine)

April 07, 2020

April 02, 2020

Distillers, lawmakers pressure FDA to revise hand sanitizer guidelines to permit excise tax relief (ABC News)

April 02, 2020

March 26, 2020

Why Pennsylvania’s Decision to Close Liquor Stores Could Do More Harm Than Good (Robb Report)

March 26, 2020

March 26, 2020

Ethanol plants seek rule changes to resupply hand sanitizer (AP)

March 26, 2020

March 25, 2020

Sagamore Spirit Distillery To Produce Hand Sanitizer At Scale For Healthcare Facilities And First Responders In Jeopardy Of Shortages (DP Tribune)

March 25, 2020

March 25, 2020

Virus Tax Stimulus Could Boost Walmart, Anheuser Busch, Students (BNN Bloomberg)

March 25, 2020

March 25, 2020

LCB: No immediate plans to reopen state stores (NC News Online)

March 25, 2020

March 25, 2020

Yarmuth to FDA: Allow Distillers to Make Hand Sanitizer (Kentucky AG)

March 25, 2020

March 24, 2020

Distillers rushing to make hand sanitizers are now seeking a tax break (CQ Roll Call)

March 24, 2020

March 24, 2020

Getting Liquor Stores Back Open in Pennsylvania (The Rich Zeoli Show)

March 24, 2020

March 23, 2020

Pennsylvania governor reconsidering liquor store closures (Washington Examiner)

March 23, 2020

March 23, 2020

Liquor lobby calls for state to rethink store closings (Meadville Tribune)

March 23, 2020

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