Last week, after years of deliberation and lobbying, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) issued its final ruling on establishing American Single Malt as a category. Here are all the details.

The point of the definition is to protect and define the American single malt category in the same way that bourbon, rye, and other types of American whiskey are. The American Single Malt Commission (ASMWC) proposed certain defining rules,

That’s when the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) officially announced its final rule thereby forming the American Single Malt American Whiskey category. For many in the industry, it was a long time coming — like Steve Hawley, the president of the American Single Malt Whiskey Commission (ASMWC), which was founded in 2016.

The rules, like those of bourbon whiskey, are very specific. The post American single malt whiskey is finally a recognized category appeared first on The Manual.

In a landmark decision, the TTB has officially established American Single Malt as a distinct whiskey category, setting strict standards for production and aging that take effect January 2025. Read th