An Exciting Opportunity
This morning, as is my habit, I sifted through overnight email while enjoying the friendly hospitality of the Washington State Ferry system. And this morning, as is customary, the overnight…
Category: TTB Regulation
Render Unto Caesar: Impacts of Federal Tax Reform on the Distilling Community
As originally published in the Spring 2018 issue of Artisan Spirit. On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law H.R. 1 — a sweeping tax reform law that changes…
Is it Valuable?
Earlier this week I was in Pittsburgh, attending the always excellent American Craft Spirits Association convention. That meant a solid three days of touring distilleries, networking with some amazing folks,…
The Fountain of Youth?
This week, Dr. Claudia Kawas – a neurologist from the University of California – gave the world a little insight into work she’s been conducting for the better part of…
Lies or Mistakes?
Ah, politics. How can it be so simultaneously infuriating and entertaining? And shouldn’t there be a word for that conjunction of experiences? I bet there is in German. Anyway, some…
Moose
The plural of moose is moose. I like this. In fact, I like it so much that today I am boarding a plane slightly larger than a mid-1970s Volkswagen beetle…
Best in Class
This coming spring, the good folks from the American Distilling Institute will hold their 2018 Annual Convention in the exciting city of Portland, Oregon. Portland is an amazing city. Portland…
Who doesn’t like Corn?
I’m comfortably cruising at somewhere approaching 30,000 feet as I write this, heading to Chicago for the Indie Spirits Expo. But the Expo itself doesn’t start until Tuesday – and…
HoochLaw 