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Toasts 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 […]
Read MoreCalifornia Legislature Passes Bill Extending Cocktails To-Go Until 2026
California Legislature Passes Bill Extending Cocktails To-Go Until 2026 Measure heads to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk for his signature SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California Legislature today passed SB 389 , a bill […]
Read MoreDistilled Spirits Council and Dragon Spirits Marketing Join Forces Through Spirits United Grassroots Platform
Growing platform increases ability to affect change for the spirits industry The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) today announced that Dragon Spirits Marketing , a top-of-the-line brand activation staffing and […]
Read MoreCelebrate One of America’s Greatest Traditions This Month: Bourbon
– As consumer interest in Bourbon soars in the U.S., tariffs continue to hamper overseas export growth – WASHINGTON – Across the country, Bourbon lovers will raise a dram this […]
Read MoreCIE Joins Distilled Spirits Council as Newest Board Member
Washington, DC– The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), America’s leading voice and advocate for the distilled spirits industry, today announced Central Indiana Ethanol, LLC (CIE) as the 18th […]
Read MoreStatement by Chris Swonger, President & CEO, Distilled Spirits Council and Responsibility.org, on Passage of the Senate Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Legislation Includes Critically Important Impaired Driving Prevention Measures “The members of the Senate are to be commended for their support of the important traffic safety measures aimed at impaired driving […]
Read MoreStatement from Chris Swonger, President & CEO, DISCUS and Responsibility.org, on Introduction of Senate Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Legislation Prioritizes Critically Important Impaired Driving Prevention Washington, D.C. — The United States Senate has released its text for the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which includes innovative steps […]
Read More30 States Take Legislative Action to Allow Cocktails To-Go in Support of Devastated Hospitality Businesses
16 states and D.C. made cocktails to-go permanent, 14 others passed temporary measures Thirty states have taken legislative action to allow cocktails to-go either on a permanent or temporary basis […]
Read MoreDistilled Spirits Council Announces Energy Performance Indicator Benchmarking Tool with ENERGY STAR®
Tool will enable distilleries to secure nationally recognized certification for production facilities WASHINGTON – The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) is partnering with the Environmental Protection Agency […]
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