USDA Awards Distilled Spirits Council $1.12 Million to Promote American Spirits Exports in 2022

USDA Awards Distilled Spirits Council $1.12 Million to Promote American Spirits Exports in 2022 -Federal Grant for DISCUS Market Access Program Grant Nearly Doubled- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Distilled Spirits Council of […]

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New York Distillers Launch Campaign to Urge Legislature to Make Direct-to-Consumer Shipping of Spirits and Cider Permanent

Effort launches on Repeal Day which celebrates the repeal of Prohibition on December 5, 1933 Today, the New York Distillers Guild launched a grassroots campaign on Repeal Day to urge the […]

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Virginia Spirits Association Partners with Spirits United Grassroots Platform in Support of Spirits Industry

The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) today announced the  Virginia Spirits Association is joining  Spirits United as a partner member to strengthen the spirits industry through advocacy. “The Virginia Spirits Association will be […]

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Distilled Spirits Council Kicks Off Holiday Season with Launch of New Alcohol Education Website: StandardDrinks.org

Website includes a drink calculator, education videos & U.S. Dietary Guidelines information WASHINGTON, D.C. – In advance of the holiday entertaining season, the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States […]

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Distilled Spirits Council of the United States Congratulates First Classes of Graduates from the DISCUS Academy Leadership Certificate Programs

Programs provide leadership education and training to sector’s workforce The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) today announced the inaugural graduating of DISCUS Academy’s two leadership programs, the […]

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Statement by the Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition on the agreement between the U.S. and EU to End the Retaliatory Tariffs on American Whiskeys as part of the Steel and Aluminum Dispute Settlement

 Statement by the Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition on the agreement between the U.S. and EU to End the Retaliatory Tariffs on American Whiskeys as part of the Steel and Aluminum Dispute Settlement […]

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Statement by Distilled Spirits Council President & CEO Chris Swonger on the EU-U.S. announcement to remove retaliatory tariffs on American Whiskeys as part of the steel-aluminum dispute agreement

Statement by Distilled Spirits Council President & CEO Chris Swonger on the EU-U.S. announcement to remove retaliatory tariffs on American Whiskeys as part of the steel-aluminum dispute agreement “After three very difficult […]

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74 U.S. & EU Organizations Urge U.S. & EU to Reach Agreement to Remove Retaliatory Tariffs on Products Unrelated to Transatlantic Trade Dispute

Press Statement 74 U.S. and EU Organizations Urge U.S. and EU to Reach Agreement to Remove Retaliatory Tariffs on Products Unrelated to Transatlantic Trade Dispute “The clock is ticking, time […]

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Distilled Spirits Council to Host Supply Chain Challenges Webinar on Nov. 4

The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) will host a webinar on the topic of supply chain challenges impacting the distilled spirits industry in the U.S. on Thursday, […]

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Distilled Spirits Council Outlines Key Foreign Trade Barriers Impacting the U.S. Spirits Sector in Report to USTR

Distilled Spirits Council Outlines Key Foreign Trade Barriers Impacting the U.S. Spirits Sector in Report to USTR –Removal of Retaliatory Tariffs on American Whiskeys Remains Top Priority– WASHINGTON – The Distilled […]

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