Competing with famous names in liquor such as Tanqueray, Jameson and Johnnie Walker, Macon’s Longleaf Distilling Co. joins the ranks of the world’s best distillers after winning two Double Gold Medal awards at the 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
Britt Moon, owner of Swamp Fox Distilling Company in Buena Vista, Ga., is spellbound by the science of spirit aging. His latest experiment — taking a pair of bourbon barrels overland on a cross-country road trip — could be the first of its kind in the United States.
The 25% tariff on U.S. whiskey will be removed in January. Gone too will be the tariffs on U.S. motorcycles and denim, all levied during the Trump administration's trade battle with the E.U.
