The American Single Malt Is Now Official, So What Next?
5 days ago · The American Single Malt Whiskey Commission (ASMWC), a trade group founded to push for this achievement, has heretofore been the only body stipulating what an American Single Malt actually was, and their rules were: made from 100% malted barley; made at a single distillery; distilled and matured in the US; matured in oak casks (new or used) not ...
American Single Malt Now Official Whiskey Category After TTB …
Dec 16, 2024 · In a watershed moment for American whiskey, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has officially established American Single Malt Whiskey as a distinct spirits category, marking a transformative shift in the U.S. whiskey landscape.
American Single Malt Is Finally An Official Whiskey Category
Dec 13, 2024 · After several years of deliberations, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has issued its final rule establishing a new American Single Malt Whiskey category. A glass of...
The TTB Finally Gave American Single Malt An Official Definition
Dec 14, 2024 · Under the new rule, which is scheduled to go into effect on January 19, 2025, American single malt will be defined as a whiskey that is: Mashed, distilled, and aged in the United States; Distilled from 100% malted barley at a single distillery, with a distillation proof of 160 (80% ABV) or less
American Single Malt Whiskey Is now Official | Wine Enthusiast
Dec 18, 2024 · After nearly a decade, the U.S. government announced that American single-malt whiskey will be recognized as an official spirits category.
American Single Malt Whiskey Style Ratified by TTB
Dec 16, 2024 · Following a years-long campaign by the American Single Malt Whiskey Commission and its distiller-members, and a period of public comment, the latest ruling issued by the U.S. Government’s Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB) now establishes the category’s unique standards of identity.
American Single Malt Whiskey now officially categorized
Dec 15, 2024 · The American authority TTB (The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau) has drawn up official rules for the use of the designation American Single Malt Whiskey.
American Single Malt Whiskey Gains Official Recognition
Dec 20, 2024 · American Single Malt Whiskey Standards of Identity. These standards, published by the TTB on Wednesday December 18, 2024, will go into effect on January 19, 2025. American single malt whiskey must be:-Mashed, distilled and aged in the United States-Distilled entirely at one US distillery-Distilled to a proof of 160 (80% ABV) or less
TTB Establishes 'American Single Malt Whisky' Standard of Identity
Dec 19, 2024 · The adopted criteria for American single malt whisky specify that the product be a type of whisky that is mashed, distilled, and aged in the United States; is distilled entirely at one U.S. distillery; is distilled to a proof of 160 or less; is distilled from a fermented mash of 100 percent malted barley; is stored in oak barrels (used ...
WESTLAND DISTILLERY ANNOUNCES VICTORY AS TTB RATIFIES THE AMERICAN ...
SEATTLE, December 13, 2024 – It started with an idea and led to over a decade of advocating, but Westland Distillery is thrilled to celebrate the official ratification of the American Single Malt Whiskey category, announced by the U.S. Government’s Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB).The Seattle distillery, a leader in the category, has been instrumental in achieving consensus in ...