Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The plaintiffs, which included aspiring home distiller Scott McNutt as well as the association, challenged two provisions of ...

In 1791, a proud and hearty band of rabble-rousers in western Pennsylvania protested the first tax ever to be levied on a domestic product by America's new federal government—a tax on the sale of ...

The booming popularity of craft spirits has thirsty fans beelining to their local liquor stores to find the latest and greatest whiskies, vodkas and gins. But those days could be numbered. Following ...

A federal judge in Texas has ruled that an 1868 ban on at-home distilling is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman, in his ruling on Wednesday, sided with the Hobby Distillers Association ...

America is enjoying its greatest DIY movement in decades. Knitting, gardening, preserving and home brewing all are enjoying tremendous popularity. “Farm to fork” is the new hipster mantra. Also ...

The Buckeye Institute filed a document last month challenging the federal government’s argument that a Newark brewer can’t bring his case to overturn a home-distilling ban forward. John Ream, ...

The French eau de vie made from prunes is called pruneau, but eau de vie can be distilled from any fruit wine. To start distilling at home, you’ll need some technical knowledge about the equipment, ...

Well into the 1800s, homes in both Europe and North America had a “still room” where the woman of the house used a pot still to transform herbs and flowers into medicines and perfumes. Farms also had ...