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Winning Spirits in Virginia’s Inaugural First Landing Cup

June 5, 2025

Virginia’s spirit-makers are earning new recognition with the launch of the First Landing Cup, a competition hosted by the Virginia Distillers Association and Virginia Spirits Board. Honoring both history and craftsmanship, the debut event drew 108 entries judged blind by a national panel, celebrating the finest whiskeys, gins, and more…

Try Virginia’s cocktail of the year from Hotel Roanoke

May 25, 2025

The Hotel Roanoke is home to Virginia’s “official best cocktail.” Lead mixologist Henry Hill, Jr. earned the title at the 2024 Virginia Cocktail Games with his creation, No Place Like Home—a storytelling drink inspired by his childhood memories. Guests can sip the award-winning cocktail at Hotel Roanoke through September.

How one American distillery is navigating Trump’s tariffs

April 27, 2025

NPR highlights how one American distillery is adapting to President Trump’s proposed tariffs on European wine and spirits—navigating rising costs, market uncertainty, and the broader impact on the U.S. alcohol industry.

Chef Kari Rushing to Serve as Judge for Virginia’s First Landing Cup Spirits Competition

April 17, 2025

Chef and bourbon expert Kari Rushing of Vault & Cellar will join the judging panel for the inaugural First Landing Cup on April 30 in Richmond. Organized by the Virginia Distillers Association with support from the Virginia Spirits Board, the competition will spotlight the best in Virginia-made spirits through a…

Virginia Distilleries Concerned With Tariff War

March 13, 2025

Planning a celebration? Experts warn that prices on certain wines and spirits may rise sharply as proposed U.S.–EU tariffs threaten to impact the cost of imported liquor.

Virginia’s spirits come to life in the glass

February 5, 2025

Spirit Lab Distilling turns discarded wine and cider batches into inventive spirits that showcase Virginia’s farmland. What began as Ivar Aass’s five-liter hobby still is now a Charlottesville distillery celebrated for creativity, sustainability, and bold use of local ingredients.

All Aboard: State-sponsored spirits boards help distillers with marketing and promotion, positively impacting the industry’s bottom line.

January 9, 2025

State-sponsored spirits boards are emerging as a key growth lever for craft distillers—echoing themes from Distiller Magazine’s “The Next Frontier for Craft Distillers.” These boards don’t just provide exposure; they offer strategic marketing, promotional support, and access to new markets that craft distillers often can’t achieve alone. The result: stronger…

Virginia distilleries have been pouring money into the Commonwealth’s economy. A recent study by the “Virginia Spirits Board” showed an economic impact of more than one billion dollars in 2022.

May 14, 2024

WFXR FOX

$1.1 billion. That was the economic impact generated by Virginia’s distillery industry in 2022, according to a study by the Virginia Spirits Board.

May 13, 2024

RIC Today - Altogether, 81 licensed distilleries supported over 3000 jobs around the commonwealth.

New study shows Virginia Distilleries contributed over $1B to economy in 2022

May 13, 2024

WFXR FOX - In a recent study conducted by the Virginia Spirits Board (VSB), it was found that the Commonwealth’s distillery industry generated an economic impact of more than $1.1 billion in 2022.

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