Entries are now open for the 2025 Sydney Royal Distilled Spirits Show

Building on from our successful conference in the Gold Coast the other week, we will share various articles on the subject of building your brand and being heard in a crowded and economically challenging market over the coming months, with content from our amazing conference sponsors.

The Australian Distillers Association’s 2025-26 Pre-Budget Submission, jointly developed with Spirits & Cocktails Australia, has now been lodged with Treasury.

The Albanese Government’s freeze on draught beer excise discriminates against spirits producers, drinkers and the entire distilling supply chain, the spirits industry says.

Australian distillers have today welcomed $50,000 in additional tax relief, announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese MP with the candidate for Lyons, Rebecca White MP, at Killara Distillery in Tasmania.

Australian spirits manufacturers have welcomed recommendations from a federal parliamentary inquiry that will assist in unlocking the industry’s $1 billion export potential.

ADI's early bird discount for the 2025 International Spirits Competition ends February 7, 2025, so you only have two weeks left to take advantage of this extra saving.

The Alcohol Beverages Advertising Code (ABAC) is “strongly advising” alcohol marketers to self-audit all of their brand social media accounts to ensure age restriction controls are in place.

As we finish off the year, I wanted to wish you and your team as well as your family a very merry Christmas, and a successful new year.

The Australian Distillers Association is pleased to welcome our new energy partner Choice Energy who have joined to assist members with strategies and solutions to reduce their energy costs and improve energy efficiency.

The board of the Australian Distillers Association met earlier in the year to determine the future strategic direction of the industry.

2025 will see the re-organisation of specialty Project Groups. Members will recall the existence of some of these project Groups already