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Due to the government shutdown, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) will temporarily be closed. What does that mean for those in the alcohol beverage industry? Here is a list of what TTB functions will remain accessible during the shutdown and which functions will be suspended. ACCESSIBLE SERVICES: -The TTB website, though it will not be updated…
Every brand waits for it and can’t wait to receive it: approval from the TTB of your label, certificate of label approval (“COLA”). The TTB just updated its current label processing times, noting 41 days for distilled spirits and wine and just 11 days for malt beverages. Here is the chart and a link to the TTB’s page (http://www.ttb.gov/labeling/processing-times.shtml). Current…
The governor of New York signed two bills that amend the current Alcohol Beverage Control law. The first new law involves has more impact on a licensee like Scores versus a cocktail bar like PDT. It adds a new requirement for applicants, both new and renewal, requiring a statement indicating the type of establishment being operated at the location. The…
New Jersey is the latest state, in the growing number, to have a craft spirits license. The Craft Distillery licensee is entitled to “manufacture not more than 20,000 gallons of distilled alcoholic beverages, provided that not less than 51% of the raw materials used in the production shall be grown in [New Jersey], and to rectify, blend, treat and mix…
Beginning September 1, 2013, a distiller’s agent’s permit is available in Texas for $10. The permit authorizes the permit holder to: (1) represent a distiller’s and rectifier’s; (2) solicit and take orders from a wholesaler’s permittee for the sale of distilled spirits manufactured by the permittee represented by the agent; and (3) conduct free distilled spirits tastings for consumers on…
If you obtain a Nevada Craft Distillery License, you may “(1) blend, age, store and bottle the spirits manufactured from agricultural raw materials through distillation; (2) sell and transport in the state, in any calendar year, not more than a combined total of 10,000 cases of spirits at all the craft distilleries the person operates to a person who is…
Florida has updated its craft distillery statute. The State defines a “Craft Distillery” as a licensed distillery that produces 75,000 or fewer gallons per calendar year of distilled spirits on its premises and has notified the division in writing of its decision to qualify as a craft distillery. Of particular interest for those distilleries offering tours, the new law allows…
Effective September 1, 2013, a Texas distillery in a wet area may sell spirits it manufactures to consumers if the following are met:for consumption on the licensed premises (up to 3,000 gallons annually) andfor consumption off the premisesin unbroken packages containing no more than 750 ml; in a bottlebearing a notice that says the bottle is commemorative, states the month…
Does your brand have a Facebook or Twitter page? Do you have a YouTube channel? Have you created a brand app? If you don’t have any of the above, you are likely in the minority. If you do, take note. The TTB recently released a social media industry advisory. The TTB defines a social media network as a “service, platform,…
