Blowing out the Candles
This past week marked the actuarial midpoint of my life. Well, my current life anyway. Actuaries aren’t all that good at estimates when you add in the potential for past…
Giant Dachsunds Planting Radishes?
At the HoochLaw househould, when confronted with an unknown acronym, we have a longstanding contest of seeing who among us can come up with the most unlikely potential meaning. And…
R&J – Act II, Scene II
What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; Ok – true confessions time. I’m a bit of a word and…
Subterranean Homesick Booze
By now, readers will likely have seen news articles covering the launch of Heaven’s Door – Robert Zimmerman’s foray into the whiskey business. Yep – Johnny’s been in the basement mixing…
Old No. 7
This past week saw the good folks at Jack Daniels (or – more accurately, Jack Daniels Properties, Inc., the subsidiary of Brown-Forman which owns and manages the Jack Daniels’ trademarks…
50ml from Global Domination?
Often, spirits brands here in the U.S. find themselves wanting to explore foreign distribution only to end up frustrated. They’re frustrated, in part, because the benefits of foreign distribution can…
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…
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…
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