What to do when the lights go out
My family and I live on an Island with a slightly temperamental electrical grid. So about one to two times per year, when the wind blows strongly from the south…
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Prophetic?
A couple of months ago, I wrote a piece for Artisan Spirit titled Bernadette’s Lament. In it, the protagonist misses the boat on alerting regulators to a change in the ownership…
From TTB with Love
This week I had the pleasure to travel to one of my favorite cities in the U.S., eat some deep dish pizza and attend a baseball game. But of course…
Limbo
At the American Craft Spirits Association annual convention this past week, I had the pleasure of attending a presentation by senior TTB staffers. The presentation included discussion of current regulatory…
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…
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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