On December 13, 2024, just after 6:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time, American Single Malt Whiskey Commission (ASMWC) president Steve Hawley received a phone call he’ll never forget. On the other ...

Westward Whiskey is one of the leaders in the American Single Malt (ASM) movement. A perennial medalist in international spirit competitions, it’s well-known for producing flavorful whiskeys ...

One of the biggest stories in the whiskey industry last year was the official recognition of American Single Malt as a legal category—it’s the first new spirits category to be added in half a ...

Just in case some Craft Brewing Business readers started to expand into distilled spirits during this stagnant period (in terms of craft growth), we started to cover this new TTB category of American ...

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau amended the distilled spirits standards of identity regulations in December to include “American single malt whisky” as a type of whisky that is produced ...

A malt from the likes of Deeside will be slightly more smoky and a little more peaty. The ageing process helps to accentuate each single-malt whisky's individual characteristics. A blended whisky ...

MIAMI, Jan. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, ASM Capital Group, a trailblazing, new spirits investment fund elevating the newly commissioned American Single Malt Whiskey (ASM) category on a ...

High complexity, with some brilliant old-style notes. It reminds me of those undisclosed 1973 Speyside or Secret Highland Malt whiskies. This could easily pass for a blended malt indeed – a pretty ...

Compass Box was founded in 2000, and a quarter century on the whiskymakers (as the company likes to call its team) are still sourcing and blending malt and grain whiskies and coming up with ...