Would The Champs Approve?
In 1958, a few guys got together in Los Angeles, called themselves The Champs, and recorded a handful of songs. One of those songs – intended as the B side…
Author: Brian B. DeFoe
A business lawyer with an emphasis on assisting clients in consumer-facing industries. I have a keen appreciation for spirits, especially single-malt scotch whiskies (the peatier the better, please) and robust bourbons.
I live on Bainbridge Island, Washington with my wife, three sons and an ever changing menagerie.
Meaning
I like words. I like their sounds and their shapes. I like their specificity and the nuanced differences in meaning between synonyms. I’m a sucker for onomatopoeia and an etymology groupie.…
Tomorrow is another day.
Compliance with regulatory requirements is expensive. But the costs of noncompliance can be even more. In rulemaking this week, the TTB published its annual adjustment to the maximum penalty potentially…
Charging the Still – Methods of Raising Capital for your Spirits Business
[Originally published in the Winter 2016 issue of Artisan Spirit – available here.] In my article last quarter, I discussed some common mistakes made by early-stage entrepreneurs and how to…
More than my two front teeth
Within just a few feet from me as I write this, one can find the Christmas wish lists of my three sons. Those lists are an interesting insight into their…
The Natural Order?
On December 1, 2016, Rémy Cointreau announced that it had reached a deal to acquire Seattle brand Westland Distillery. The deal is to be structured as the purchase of Westland’s…
Where do I sign?
In August, I wrote about passion and pandemic, in a discussion of rewards-based crowdfunding. Now, as we approach the end of 2016, we’ve had a development in this space that…
Public Health with a Side of Tyranny
We celebrated Thanksgiving this past week, and as our table was attended by a close relation who recently celebrated 18 months of sobriety our occasion was a dry feast (not the…
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