Unbonded Beware
In late 2015, President Obama signed into law the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (the “PATH Act”). As a result of the passage of the PATH Act,…
Category: TTB Regulation
Hard Pressed
This week I’m attending the annual Regional Leadership Conference put on by the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. The conference this year – as with prior years – is full…
Standards of Confusion
I like rum quite a bit. I didn’t always know that. In fact, for a long time I associated rum almost entirely with hyper-sweet brain-freeze inducing cocktails that might be…
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…
All in the Family
This past week, I had the chance to visit two separate distilleries – each of which was outside Washington. First, I got to play “distiller in training” with the…
The best kind of pandemic
Passion is contagious. In fact, when we are around passionate people working toward a goal, only the dourest among us will come away without having at least a little bit…
Apricot jam, with notes of innovation
This past Friday, I was thrilled to participate at a Hot Stove Society event featuring Matt Hoffman, Co-Founder and Master Distiller of Seattle’s own Westland Distillery. The event allowed for…
Proof Positive
This past Saturday, I had the good pleasure to attend Proof, the annual tasting event sponsored by the Washington Distillers Guild. The event featured over forty distilleries – primarily from…
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