The Alcohol School, sponsored by 'Lallemand Biofuels and distilled Spirits' is educating distilled spirits and fuel ethanol producers in the multidisciplinary sciences of ethanol production.
Members would be aware of two recent articles in the paper that discussed the issues around technical standards. The Technical Standards Project Group met during the Annual Conference.
The Australian Taxation Office have recently published Excise Ruling ER 2023/1 – Excise: the meaning of ‘legally and economically independent’ on their webpage. A Ruling Compendium has also been published and is available.
National Distilling Institute (NDI) seeks Australian-qualified Trainers and Assessors who want to work with the NDI to teach Certificate IV in Artisan Fermented Products (Distilling).
Many members would be aware of the success of many Australian Distillers receiving awards at the recent San Francisco World Spirits Competition. This is the largest and most prestigious spirits competition in the world. It is built on a solid reputation they have developed over 43 years.
Today, Australian Distillers CEO, President, Vice President, and Chair of the Technical Standards Committee, held a meeting with a member who has been using the term “Single Malt” to describe a product.
On behalf of the Members of Spirits and Cocktails Australia and the Australian Distillers Association, we register our appreciation at the ongoing engagement by Departmental officials regarding Australia’s Free Trade agenda. We receive useful and timely advice about the status of negotiations, and a receptive audience to the key priorities for our industry, as Australian-made spirits and pre-mixed spirits beverages look to expand their exports into new and emerging markets.