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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.
Posted on August 2, 2018August 2, 2018

A Growing Industry

As discussed previously, the relationship between the alcohol business and the nascent legal cannabis business is challenging.  On the one hand, some within the alcohol industry are concerned (perhaps with…

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Posted on July 19, 2018July 19, 2018

The City of Brotherly Love

Last June, I wrote about a new tax here in the City of Seattle – covering sweetened beverages.  I was opposed to the imposition of the tax then – and…

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Posted on July 13, 2018July 13, 2018

A Supreme Question

In just over two weeks, Justice Anthony Kennedy will retire from the Supreme Court.  And of course we have this week seen the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to fill Justice…

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Posted on July 3, 2018July 3, 2018

Bernadette’s Lament: The Implications of Changes in Control

As originally published in Artisan Spirit – Summer 2018 Picture this.  Bernadette has received a permit for her DSP and has begun production.  She’s making a great product that is…

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Posted on June 28, 2018June 28, 2018

Don’t spill your drink!

This past week saw many bourbon drinkers shaking their heads in disbelief, distraught at the news that up to 9,000 barrels of whiskey had tumbled to the ground when part…

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Posted on June 21, 2018June 21, 2018

Which one of the lakes is the middle?

I’ve never visited, but I’m told that the New York Finger Lakes region is lovely.  But with apparently twelve lakes (eleven glacial lakes plus Lake Ontario), there isn’t exactly a middle…

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Posted on June 15, 2018

From TTB with Love

This week I had the pleasure to travel to one of my favorite cities in the U.S., eat some deep dish pizza and attend a baseball game.  But of course…

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Posted on June 8, 2018June 8, 2018

Kate and Tony

“Our clients are in the business of joy.” This is the first line of the manifesto for my Food & Beverage practice.  I wrote this, inviting chuckles and snickers from…

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Upcoming Events and Speaking Engagements

January 18-21, 2018 in Victoria – Victoria Whiskey Festival

March 5-6, 2018 in Pittsburgh – American Craft Spirits Association Distillers Convention

March 26-29, 2018 in Portland – American Distilling Institute Craft Spirits Conference

July 8, 2018 in Seattle – PROOF Washington Distillers Guild Festival

Other Helpful Resources

American Craft Spirits Association

American Distilling Institute

Hobby Distiller's Association

State Laws on Home Distillation of Alcohol

U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

Washington Distillers Guild

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