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Four Companies Join DISCUS Partner Membership Program in Q3 2021
Partner Member Program Connects Spirits Supply Chain Businesses, Industry Partners With Spirits Companies WASHINGTON – The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), the leading voice and advocate for […]
Read MoreLallemand DistilaBact LP Takes First Place in the “Innovation Showcase” Competition at 2021 DISCUS Annual Meeting in Austin
Austin, Texas – Lallemand DistilaBact® LP , a first of its kind, dried bacteria product available to the distilling market, was named the grand winner of the Distilled Spirits Council’s first-ever “Innovation Showcase” […]
Read MoreDistilled Spirits Council Honors Industry Leaders at Annual Conference
AUSTIN, Texas – Spirits industry professionals and media joined the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) in honoring industry leaders today during the DISCUS annual conference at the […]
Read MoreCalifornia Governor Signs Bill to Extend Cocktails To-Go Until 2026
California Governor Gavin Newsom today signed SB 389 , a bill to extend cocktails to-go until December 31, 2026, which would increase consumer convenience and support hospitality businesses devastated by COVID-19. “Governor […]
Read MoreOperation Gratitude and Distilled Spirits Industry Partners pack 5,000 Care Packages in support of Texas Veterans
Austin, TX – Today more than 100 distillers, spirits executives and hospitality industry leaders came together in partnership with the national nonprofit Operation Gratitude , to express their thanks for those who […]
Read MoreDistilled Spirits Council Launches Quarterly “Luxury Brand Index”
New Tool Tracks Explosive Sector of Spirits Industry Austin, Texas – The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) today unveiled its first-of-kind Luxury Brand Index (LBI), a new […]
Read MoreMultiple NC Distilleries Open for First Time on Sunday as New Law Allows them to Sell Bottled Spirits
Sales are first on Sundays since the repeal of Prohibition Bill sponsor makes first purchase at Southern Distilling Company Today marks the first time since the repeal of Prohibition that […]
Read MoreToasts Not Tariffs Coalition Sends Letter to Commerce Secretary Raimondo and Ambassador Tai Urging U.S. to Negotiate an Immediate End to Tariffs on American Whiskeys
Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition Sends Letter to Commerce Secretary Raimondo and Ambassador Tai in Advance of U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Meeting in Pittsburgh this Week –Group Urges U.S. to Negotiate an Immediate End […]
Read MoreNorth Carolina Takes Historic Step to Allow Distillers to Sell Distilled Spirits Bottles on Sundays
Measure marks first bottled distilled spirit sale on Sunday in state since Prohibition Beginning Oct. 3, adult consumers will be able to purchase distilled spirits on Sundays at distilleries […]
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