The challenging spirits industry has faced a wave of business closures in 2026, including a distillery and tasting room operated by Aviation American Gin, whose owners say their closing reflects ...

I don't often get to take media trips. This one brought me back to my roots. About 20 years ago, I moved to Nashville for ...

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Days after raising concerns over the Goa government's proposed QR code-based Deposit Refund Scheme (DRS) for liquor bottles, ...

A “professional’’ van driver has been jailed for causing the death of a 70-year-old pedestrian in Belfast while nearly three times the legal limit. John Taggart was told he ...

At 1:07 PM on April 23, 2013, the following tweet was sent from the official AP Twitter account. Breaking: Explosions at the White House. President Obama injured. It was a lie. The account had been ...

Alcohol can feel deeply entwined in our lives. A beer or glass of wine while catching up with friends. A cocktail at the end of a hard day. A round of toasts at a party. It’s hard to believe that such ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Allysia Finley and Dan Henninger. Photo: Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Press/Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters/ One thing the Supreme Court ...

We could be getting closer to making vodka at home. A new decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of ‌Appeals declared a nearly 158-year-old federal ban on home distilling unconstitutional. Covering ...

For 158 years, it was illegal to distill liquor at home, but a federal appeals court in New Orleans says that ban no longer holds up. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Texas, ...

Yesterday, in McNutt v. US Department of Justice, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit struck down an 1868 federal law banning home alcohol distilleries. The court ruled that the law exceeded ...

Chemist-turned-distiller, Lesley Gracie has spent decades shaping Hendrick’s Gin—now she’s pushing the category even further with a bold new expression. Lesley Gracie doesn’t just taste flavor — she ...