Deception
Recently, I was asked by the good folks at The Whiskey Reviewer to provide a few thoughts on the ongoing lawsuit involving Old Charter Bourbon. Essentially, the case boils down to…
Category: COLA
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…
Small Favors from the TTB
As producers know (and as discussed previously here on HoochLaw), if you want to make and sell a spirit product in the U.S., you’re going to need a Certificate of…
Enigma
As I write this, a large community of single-malt aficionados in the UK is sampling The Glenlivet Cipher, billed as the “world’s most mysterious whisky.” I know that they’re sampling…
Coming of Age
On a back shelf in my office, tucked behind some books, sits a very lonely bottle. It has been empty for quite some time, but I haven’t been able to convince myself…
What’s Cooking?
The craft spirits movement is alive and thriving, with new products rolling out every day. This is exciting for distillers, as it allows the opportunity for experimentation with new…
Sampling for Noncompliance
A few weeks ago, the TTB released the results of its 2015 Alcohol Beverage Sampling program. Unfortunately for our friends in D.C., this program isn’t quite as enjoyable as it…
HoochLaw 