Adulteration
Tasting rooms are great. You walk in, chat with the folks behind the counter (who seem almost always to be friendly) and have a chance to try a new spirit.…
Loopholes in the sky
I travel a fair amount for work. Not every day – and not even every week – but enough to maintain MVP status on my airline of choice (thanks, Alaska!). …
Overproof
It has been sunny and warmer here in Seattle for the past couple of days – a welcome respite from the prior 175 consecutive days in which when our temperature…
I’m from the Government. I promise.
I’m occasionally sent links to odd alcohol-related stories from around the U.S. And this week I received just such a tip from a colleague in Portland, Oregon – a city…
Changing the Game
Last night, I happened to be lawyering (I’m pretty sure that is a verb) at an excellent local distillery. Yes, I do know how lucky I am. And after we completed…
But I don’t Ever Intend to Sell!
[Originally Published in the Spring 2017 issue of Artisan Spirit] In the course of advising entrepreneurs, Hooch and otherwise, I regularly receive this objection when offering suggestions about how to maximize…
The Promised Land of Consumer Demand
Over the past several days, I attended the American Distilling Institute annual convention – held this year in Baltimore. As expected, it was an active several days – filled with…
Fighting the good fight
Regular readers will know that I’ve several times mentioned the fight to reduce federal excise taxes on small spirits producers. That fight continues, and with the recent withdrawal before passage…
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