{"id":1505,"date":"2022-05-27T04:06:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T04:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cheersspiritsfromtheusa.com\/?page_id=1505"},"modified":"2022-06-23T11:07:38","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T15:07:38","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cheersspiritsfromtheusa.com\/uk\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/cheersspiritsfromtheusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bourbon-background.jpg&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat-y&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#125A79&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;80px|20px|80px|20px|true|true&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;margin:auto;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cheersspiritsfromtheusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/discus.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;discus&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||10px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=&#8221;\/assets\/cheers-logo.svg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_height=&#8221;70px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;40px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; link_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>About Us<\/h1>\n<p>The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) is the leading voice and advocate for distilled spirits in the United States:<\/p>\n<p>DISCUS\u2019 Cheers! 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