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  1. It would be great if home distillation became legal for personal consumption I suspect it would do a lot of good to take the existing practice out of the shadows and allow people to learn best practices earlier. However, like Dave I'm not holding my breath.
  2. Hello, If you would like to have your distillery added to ADI's Map of Craft Distilleries or your distillery information needs to be updated, please use this online form to submit your information. http://goo.gl/forms/lBKFR7xAIvSamNFg2 You can find the map onine here http://distilling.com/resources/maps-of-craft-distilleries/map-of-us-craft-distilleries/ If you are an international distiller, you can use the form too. Canadian distilleries are listed on our current map and I am in the process of building maps for Australia and Europe.
  3. Registration for ADI's 2017 Judging of Craft Spirits is Open Now! The purpose of this judging is to help promote the craft spirits industry and the people who are producing the finest quality artisan spirits, bitters, aperitif and fortified wines and to give participants valuable, unbiased, third-party feedback on the quality and process of their spirits. WHO CAN ENTER? ADI accepts entries in all classes and categories of craft spirits from US and International distillers, blenders, bitters makers, and producers of aperitif & fortified wines who are: Independently Owned: Less than 25% of the producer is owned or controlled (or equivalent economic interest) by alcoholic beverage industry members who are not themselves a craft distiller, blender, bitters maker, or producer of aperitif & fortified wines. Small-Scale: Producer has maximum annual sales of 100,000 proof gallons (about 473,000 liters/52,500 9-liter cases). WHAT DO I GET FOR ENTERING? Double-gold, gold, silver, and bronze medals will be awarded with certificates for spirits judged worthy of recognition. All entrants will receive tasting notes with comments from the spirits judges. All entrants will also be considered for our Packaging Awards and be evaluated to see if they if they meet the standards for ADI’s Certification of Craft Spirits at no additional cost or paperwork. Award winners will receive a physical awards as well as a digital renderings of all applicable medals, awards and certifications. Judges reserve the right to not award medals when, in their opinion, no spirits in that category merit an award. Medals and Packaging Awards will be announced at the American Distilling Institute’s Annual Conference & Vendor Expo, April 3-6, 2016 in Baltimore, MD. NEW FOR 2017 Entrants can choose to submit one or more spirits for testing and receive a certificate of chemical analysis which is valid for all major retailers, most countries import/export and tender purposes. A $700 value offered to judging entrants for $150 per spirit. For more details check out our submission guidelines. Download and example certificate here to get an idea of what information is included. DEADLINES Deadline for International Spirits Registration: January 13, 2017 Deadline for US Spirits Registration: January 27, 2017 Deadline for Receiving Entries: February 2, 2017 ENTRY FEES: Early Bird Registration Up through December 31, 2016 ADI Members $200 per spirit for US entries $250 per spirit for international entries Bulk discount for members who enter more than 10 spirits Non-Members $300 per spirit for US entries $350 per spirit for international entries Standard Registration After January 1, 2017 ADI Members $250 per spirit for US entries $300 per spirit for international entries Bulk discount for members who enter more than 10 spirits Non-Members $350 per spirit for US entries $400 per spirit for international entries For more information download the attachments or go to ADI's Judging Page ADI 2017 Judging Fact Sheet.pdf ADI 2017 Submission Guidelines.pdf Example Certificate of Chemical Analysis.pdf cola_waiver_2017Judging_template.doc Registration Check List.pdf
  4. I'm looking into this. I'll let you know what I find.
  5. Two different tour routes are being finalized for Monday and Thursday. Once all the details are confirmed ADI will make the route information available.
  6. 10th Annual Judging of Craft Spirits Registered now for the American Distilling Institute’s 10th Annual Judging of Craft Spirits. Spirits of all classes and categories will be evaluated in the largest and oldest judging devoted specifically to craft spirits. For the first time ever, the ADI judging is going international, accepting entries from craft distillers from around the world. Deadline for International Spirits Registration: Friday January 22, 2016 Deadline for US Spirits Registration: Friday, February 5, 2016 Deadline for spirits to arrive: Thursday, February 11, 2016 Judging Dates: February 22-24, 2016 Entry Fees: ADI Members $200 per spirit for US entries $250 per spirit for international entries Bulk discount for members who enter more than 10 spirits. Non-Members $300 per spirit for US entries $350 per spirit for international entries All spirits submitted will be tasted blind by expert judges and receive written tasting notes. Award winning Spirits will be announced at the ADI's Annual Conference and Vendor Expo, April 4- 8, 2016 in San Diego, CA. Gold, Double Gold and Best of Class winners will be featured at a Gold-Medal Tasting during the 2016 Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans. For more information and to start your registration go to www.distilling.com/events/judging Good luck!
  7. The old (3+ month) topics in the for sale section will be locked so they are visible.
  8. I am not a lawyer but almost every reference to 12-47-301 in the Colorado Liquor code refers to "sampling of malt, vinous, or spiritous liquors that may occur on the premises of a retail liquor store licensee or liquor-licensed drugstore licensee by adult patrons of the licensee pursuant to the provisions of section 12-47-301 (10)." 12-47-103 (37.5) Stephen Gould suggested that because 12-47-407 (6)(a)-(6)(d) does not reference or refer to 12-47-301 the restrictions for tastings conducted by retail liquor store licensee or liquor-licensed drugstore licensee do not apply. If this is not true then it would also mean that Colorado distillers who offer tastings would have to destroy any liquor leftover from a tasting and buy their own bottles from a wholesaler to use in their tasting room. Do you know of anyone at the Colorado Department of Revenue-Liquor Enforcement Division that could give an official statement on the correct reading of these statutes?
  9. Since the beginning of the year I have been collecting information on the different state laws that govern distillery tasting room laws around the country. I completed the survey and the results have been published in the Fall 2015 issue of Distiller Magazine. Since this is a very important topic I wanted to post the information from the survey here. If there are any errors in the survey please email me eric@distilling.com to let me know. ADI 2015 Survey of State Tasting Room Laws for Craft Distilleries.pdf
  10. This section of the forum operates as a Peer-to-Peer online classifieds. Users of the forum may post items for sale which include a specific price. Sellers are encouraged to include photographs of the item(s) for sale since ad with photos tend to sell more quickly. If the item sells please “report” the topic to the administrators so that it can be locked. Unreported topics older than 3 months will be assumed to have sold and locked by the administrators. Images can be added to new topics in a couple different ways. Uploaded via the Gallery and then link in the ad. If the image is posted on another website, the url to the image can be linked to by clicking on the green image box in the second row of the editor. Thumbnails of the image(s) can be uploaded as attachments at the bottom of the page. All new topics in this section will be sent to a moderator before posting to ensure that the listing is for a specific item for a specific price. The For Sale section of ADI's Forum offered for use to Individual Users and Vendors as a means to sell or buy items to and from one another. Buyers are encouraged to ask questions and verify compliance of any items with applicable laws and safety guidelines. We do not make any warranties about the reliability, completeness, security, safety, and accuracy of the products posted or the information listed. Any action you take upon the items for sale listed on our Forum are strictly at your own risk. We are not liable for any harm, whether in the law of contracts, the law of torts or otherwise, resulting from a. user content; b. user conduct, i.e., illegal conduct; c. any losses and damages in connection with the use of our website, including business losses, loss of income, reputation or goodwill, etc.
  11. To be eligible to place an item specific ad in this section vendors must be current Title, Platinum, or Gold Sponsor. All posts must include specific items or services for sale as well as the specific price. It is also encouraged to include photographs of the specific item for sale. Images can be added to new topics in a couple different ways. Uploaded via the Gallery and then link in the ad. If the image is posted on another website, the url to the image can be linked to by clicking on the green image box in the second row of the editor. Thumbnails of the image(s) can be uploaded as attachments at the bottom of the page. All new topics in this section will be sent to a moderator before posting to ensure sponsorship level and that the topic includes prices for specific items. The For Sale section of ADI's Forum is offered for use to Individual Members and Vendors as a means to sell or buy items to and from one another. Buyers are encouraged to ask questions and verify compliance of any items with applicable laws and safety guidelines. We do not make any warranties about the reliability, completeness, security, safety, and accuracy of the products posted or the information listed. Any action you take upon the items for sale listed on our Forum are strictly at your own risk. We are not liable for any harm, whether in the law of contracts, the law of torts or otherwise, resulting from a. user content; b. user conduct, i.e., illegal conduct; c. any losses and damages in connection with the use of our website, including business losses, loss of income, reputation or goodwill, etc.
  12. Due to recent user feedback, we will be making some changes to the For Sale section of the forum because it has been operating as an unregulated ad space. We are planning on splitting the for sale section into two: one a peer to peer section for sales that will operate like a online classified section where specific items are listed for sale for specific prices. The second section will list item for sale from vendors. Rather than have it be cluttered with generic advertisements the Vendor sales section will host listings for specific items or services for sale for specific prices. This also might include announcements or specific promotions or reduced pricing on specific items. If a listing hasn't been marked for removal after 3 months, we will remove the ad, assuming that it has either sold or that the item is no longer for sale. The idea here is to create some clarity about what items are still for sale when looking at this section of the forum.
  13. Warning Points are for when users use foul language or exhibit other bad behavior that gets reported to the moderators. It is a way of reminding people to be civil and helps the moderators keep track of any repeat bad actors.
  14. It has been requested that ADI implement a reputation system for the forum. Previously, members would receive the title of Newbie, Member and Advanced Members solely based on the number of topics they posted or replied to however, this system does not accurately quantify the quality of the information posted. These titles have been changed to Newbie, Contributor and Active Contributor. We are also enabling a reputation system in which members can “like” posts that they think represents quality information worth highlighting to others. This system is adaptable so if it needs to be tweaked, it can be modified in some aspects to meet the needs of the community.
  15. I would like to let everyone know that the results of our survey of state tasting room laws for distilleries will be published in the Fall 2015 issue of Distiller Magazine. Once it comes out I will link to a digital copy of the story.
  16. Since the original intent of this topic was to sell distilling equipment and Sean has said he will install a 15psi PRV for any buyer, I moved the rest of the debate on PRVs to http://adiforums.com/index.php?showtopic=6568.
  17. You are right. The old skin was removed in an attempt to fix the redirect problem. Now that the redirect bug has been address we will see about making the look of the forum a little less generic.
  18. FYI Some old topics and post had deleted due to a malfunction in the archive feature. They have been restored, so topics like "what to do with 'heads'? are back.
  19. Hey Pete you are welcome. I looked into that thread you mentioned about tails and you are right that only the most recent post is available. I submitted a support request to the forum host to see if they can be recovered. If you notice any other threads like that please let me know. I am grateful for users like you who make this forum so useful and dynamic.
  20. The archive function shouldn't have deleted any of the older posts. The archive function was turned on in part to help preserve against corruption while the forum was being updated to try and remove the redirect bug. In the interest of allowing conversations to continue for new and older members, archiving has been suspended.
  21. ADI would like all distillers to know that you can sell any or all of the books that ADI publishes from your gift shop or tasting room. We sell the books to you at the wholesale price and then you can sell them for the suggested retail price. There is no minimum order and no requirement to buy certain titles. I have attached our current catalogue of books which contains pricing information for each title. If you have any questions or would like to place an order please contact Gail Sands by email gail@distilling.com or by phone (707) 490-2298 We are also offering distilleries with tasting rooms and gift shops, 10 complimentary copies of Distiller Magazine. The magazine has a barcode and can be resold for $10 USD or $15 Canadian Dollars. If you would like to receive your complimentary copies for resale contact Gail. White Mule Press Spring 2015 Wholesale Catalog.pdf
  22. Fred Minnick form the Wall Street Journal has a new book out called Bourbon Curious: A Simple Tasting Guide for the Savvy Drinker in the book Minnicks says that some of the some of the heritage distillers in Kentucky are using non-GMO grains for the simple fact that it makes it easier for them to get their spirits into certains Asian and EU member countries that have bans on products made from GMO. In a taste test he conducted he could not find any discernable difference in taste that couldn't be explained by variables in fermentation, distillation, or maturation. That aside, it seems like to choice to use or not to use GMO comes down to one's own personal ethic and the market(s) your spirits are in. If using local non-GMO grains is important to your customers, maybe it should be important to you.
  23. I came across this unfinished website for the West Virginia Distillers Guild http://wvdistillers.org/. Does anyone know if WV actually has an active guild or if this is just someone claiming a URL and hoping to cash in later? Thanks.
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