Frequently Asked Questions: TTB Reporting
Q: What can we expect during a TTB audit?
A: Audit scopes, conducted by the TTB Audit Division, vary depending on the auditor, DSP, and many other factors. Common types of audits include on-site reviews of records and reports, on-site product...
Issue Brief: Spirits Direct-to-Consumer Shipping in New York
Click here to contact your local legislator and let them know you want direct to consumer shipping of NY spirits!
Consumers Are Driving Demand for Spirits Direct-to-Consumer (DtC) Shipping
A recent consumer survey found that 80% of spirits consumers want to...
Crafting the American Single Malt Movement
The world’s newest single malts aren’t from Scotland, but from America. In July 2022, in response to petitions from distillers in the industry, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) finally proposed to give American single malt...
Caledonian Conflict
Graeme Macaloney opened his Victoria Caledonia brewery and distillery on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, in 2016. His idea? Make an extraordinary Scotch-style whisky that reflected the Pacific Northwest. He hired Jim Swan, the late, legendary Scotch consultant, and imported...
How to Prepare for a TTB Site Visit
As a new or emerging distillery, it’s important to learn about the types of interactions that you may have with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) during the time in which your distillery is operational, as...
Revival of a Missouri Craft Legend
Though launched in the autumn of 2014, the story of Kansas City Missouri’s J. Rieger & Co. harkens to 1887 when immigrant grocer Jacob Rieger decided to take advantage of his stateline location to supply those steps away on...
Spirits Industry Launches “Ship My Spirits” Campaign in Support of Spirits Direct-to-Consumer Shipping in...
MONTPELIER, Vt. – The American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA), American Distilling Institute (ADI) and Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), three of the nation’s leading trade associations representing distillers large and small, joined forces with the Distilled...
Spirits Industry Launches “Ship My Spirits” Campaign in Support of Spirits Direct-to-Consumer Shipping in...
Spirits DTC would increase New York jobs and consumer convenience
ALBANY, N.Y. – The American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA), American Distilling Institute (ADI) and Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), three of the nation’s leading trade associations representing distillers...
Exorcising Prohibition in North Carolina
For 200 years, the “wet” and “dry” struggles of Statesville, North Carolina, have been a microcosm for the greater contest between Temperance tee-teetotalers and whiskey’s grand traditionalists. The clash brought an epoch of disruption in the early 19th century,...
DTC is Craft Distilling’s Pro-Choice Moment
Since the repeal of Prohibition in 1933 federal and state governments have held a tight rein over the US liquor market. Only in limited circumstances has a consumer been able to purchase a bottle of liquor from the person...
