Certified Craft: Coming to a Store Near You
Craft distillers have been searching for years for ways to differentiate their whiskies from the large brands on the market. Now, the American Craft Spirits Association has created the “Certified Craft” program to meet the need. ACSA members will be able to use the Certified Craft logo on their products and marketing materials, and the seal gives consumers an easy way to tell what is and isn’t craft. We’ll talk with new ACSA CEO Emily Pennington and Colin Spoelman of Brooklyn’s Kings County Distillery about the program on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, another discrimination lawsuit has been filed against Bardstown Bourbon Company, while a gain in Diageo third-quarter sales beat analyst estimates.
Episode 1161: May 10, 2026
Links: American Craft Spirits Association | Bardstown Bourbon Company | Diageo | Campari Group | Spirit of Speyside Festival | Texas Whiskey Festival | Glenmorangie | Laphroaig | Signatory “Tartan Army” Release | Isle of Raasay Distillery | House of Hazelwood | Little Book | Preservation Distillery + Farm | Chicken Cock Whiskey | New Riff Distilling | Penelope Bourbon | Round Barn Distillery | Bonhams | Virginia Distillery Company | Blue Run Spirits | Dràm Mòr Group
Image courtesy ACSA.
