The federal TTB issued its first 2016 ruling (2016-1) announcing its efforts to identify non-compliance with tied house rules prohibiting …
Category: Craft Beverage Branding
Tip for writing your alternation plan
Federal law requires that proprietor (business/license) must have operational control of the shared (“alternating”) portion of the premises each calendar …
Do I need a separate entrance for an alternating proprietorship?
No. Ideally, there are separate entrances but this is not strictly required by the TTB. It is important to remember …
Can wine and liquor stores give away free alcohol in holiday promotions?
The Authority has confirmed that a holiday promotion such as “Buy 2 bottles, get a 3rd free” is compliant with …
5 Things you may not know about NY branch offices of farm breweries, cideries, wineries and distilleries
New York ABC law allows farm alcoholic beverage producers to have branch offices. The branch office does require an application …
Case Study (and YES, it’s a true story)
When it lost its lease and was forced to move to a new location, a local bar prepared and filed …
Tasting of Spirits
When offering tastings of spirits, each patron is limited to three 0.25 oz tastings in a calendar day and each …
Handwritten craft beverage labels
A new craft beverage producer produced two varieties of hard cider. It wondered if the State Liquor Authority would accept …
Tied house rules
Tied house rules prevent any person from having a direct or indirect interest in both a wholesale and a retail …
Recordkeeping requirements for liquor and wine stores
I was counselling a new liquor store owner about some of the rules that they needed to be aware of …