distilleries /tags/distilleries distilleries en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Mezcal's popularity is booming in the US. That comes with a growing environmental cost in Mexico /americas/2026-03-19/mezcals-popularity-is-booming-in-the-us-that-comes-with-a-growing-environmental-cost-in-mexico Production of mezcal in Mexico is booming. That is to meet growing demand of the increasingly popular spirit in the United States. The boom in production has both created opportunities for producers, particularly in the state of Oaxaca, and come with environmental costs. Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT /americas/2026-03-19/mezcals-popularity-is-booming-in-the-us-that-comes-with-a-growing-environmental-cost-in-mexico Claudia Rosel | Associated Press Craft Distilling Bill One Committee Away From House, Senate Floor /2017-04-14/craft-distilling-bill-one-committee-away-from-house-senate-floor A Senate panel has approved a measure allowing craft distillers to sell more spirits directly. The idea is garnering support from unlikely sources. Fri, 14 Apr 2017 18:02:26 GMT /2017-04-14/craft-distilling-bill-one-committee-away-from-house-senate-floor Nick Evans New York Toasts Long-Awaited Revival Of Its Distilleries /2013-07-22/new-york-toasts-long-awaited-revival-of-its-distilleries In the unregulated heyday before Prohibition, distilleries in New York produced whiskey, gin, rum and other spirits. Then the industry was all but wiped out for the next 80 years. But state laws regulating distilling have been loosened and now dozens of new distilleries have sprung up. Mon, 22 Jul 2013 07:33:00 GMT /2013-07-22/new-york-toasts-long-awaited-revival-of-its-distilleries Joel Rose