Colorado distillers: the state wants comments on rules for the new permit that lets tasting rooms pour wholesaler-bought drinks (2 rooms max, 50% revenue cap). Hearing Oct 30, comments due Nov 2. sbg.colorado.gov/sites/sbg/f…
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New Texas Hill Country distillery: family-owned Briggs Distilling Co. opens Oct 17 in Driftwood. 9,000 sq ft, three whiskeys bottled on-site: straight rye, Heritage Reserve bourbon, wheated bourbon. dallas.culturemap.com/news/t…
California craft distillers' direct shipping permit is good only for 2026. The law sunsets Jan 1, 2027 and the push to extend it stalled. Paso Robles distillers say they could lose 20-30% of sales. newtimesslo.com/paso-robles-…
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Craft distillers: TTB is taking comments through Dec 7 on DSP paperwork. Its estimate for the monthly processing report (TTB F 5110.28) is 6,100 plants, 12 filings a year, about 2 hours each. If yours takes longer, say so. Docket TTB-2026-0001. federalregister.gov/document…
Oklahoma distillers: SB 1946 takes effect Nov 1. You can sell at 2 noncontiguous locations (up from 1), plus sell and sample spirits at trade shows and festivals. The 15,000-gal combined cap stays. vitallaw.com/news/oklahoma-l…
Frey Ranch (Fallon, NV) Harvester Series Third Harvest: estate-grown corn, rye, triticale, barley and wheat, its first whiskey with triticale. Aged 5-8 years, 123.4 proof, $300. Nationwide lottery Nov 16-23. yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles…
Lolo Creek Distillery in Lolo, MT is closing its distillery operations and turning the site into a wedding and event center. The tasting room and online store stay open until inventory runs out. nbcmontana.com/news/local/lo…
New Jersey craft runs on more than the still.
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Willett just added a semi-annual Pot Still Reserve Cask Strength: wheated mash (65% corn, 20% wheat, 15% barley), barreled at 115, first batch bottled at 120 proof, out nationally at $67 SRP. New drops each spring and fall equinox. onemoredram.com/2026/10/07/w…
Alabama's HB 593 took effect Oct 1: a new small craft distillery license, up to 50,000 gal/yr for a $1,000 annual fee, with tastings and sales at select public events. bamapolitics.com/alabama/bil…
East Palestine, Ohio's empty 1905 freight depot is becoming a Black Diamond Distillery restaurant this spring, the Nelsonville craft distiller's first northern Ohio spot. Open house and bourbon tasting Nov 14.
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US craft spirits fell for a third straight year (ACSA + Park Street). Active craft distillers: 2,131, down 6.6%, with closures outpacing openings for the first time. Tasting rooms now drive 26% of craft sales, so DTC and on-site rules matter more.
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VP Racing Fuels is getting into whiskey. An affiliate bought San Antonio contract distiller Alamo Premium Distillery Sep 23 to make its Grand Tour spirits, and the city OK'd distilling at the old Freetail Brewing site. Contract capacity is changing hands.
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Policy watch: H.R. 10157, the Freedom to Home Distill Act, would end the federal home-distilling ban: 10 proof gal/yr (20 for 2+ adults), no sales, stills max 50 gal. In Ways and Means. Craft angle: classes, still sales, a hobby-to-DSP pipeline.
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Rolling Oak Distillery in Dunlap, TN, Sequatchie County's first legal distillery, just opened The Family Farmhouse Kitchen on site: pizza, burgers, comfort food, Fri–Mon, menu rotating weekly. Food is how rural tasting rooms turn visitors into regulars.
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Illinois' oldest craft distillery has a new home. North Shore Distillery held the grand opening of its Mundelein bottle shop and tasting room Oct 2–3. Operator angle: Illinois law now lets distillers split production and on-site pours across sites.
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