What the Bottled in Bond Act of 1897 Means Today
“Bottled in bond” is a phrase coined more than 100 years ago in the whiskey business to assure the purchaser that he was buying the real deal. Prior to Prohibition, counterfeit whiskey flooded the unregulated market, at best swindling...
ADI Comment on TTB Consideration of Updates to Trade Practice Regulations
The American Distilling Institute submitted the following comment to the TTB regarding updates to trade practice regulations on July 2, 2023. While our comment was informed by member feedback, we encourage all ADI members to submit their own public...
Amid Economic Turmoil Congress Should Act to Make FET Reductions Permanent
Most distilleries, wineries and breweries have benefited from the last few years’ of lower Federal Excise Rates (“FET)” thanks to passage of the Craft Beverage Modernization Act by Congress. That Act temporarily reduced excise taxes for producers, especially craft producers....
Last Call Day of Action a Big Success
Thanks to the tremendous support from ADI members and the distilling community as a whole, the LAST CALL Day of Action, hosted by the Distilled Spirits Council of the US (DISCUS) on Tuesday, December 1st, resulted in more than...
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...
Insuring Your Distillery
There is nothing exciting about business insurance but it is crucial in protecting your interests. As you may have discovered, the property and casualty insurance community has shown reluctance to take on the risks associated with the distilling industry....
A Whiskey by Any Other Name
At the end of 2014, the TTB issued a clarifying “Frequently Asked Question (FAQ)” regarding age statements on whiskey labels. It was significant, as it reinforced the TTB’s firm stance on label compliance, especially for whiskey and bourbon labels....
Distilled Spirit Labeling — The COLA Process
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The primary regulator of distilled spirit labeling is the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & TFirearms (“ATF”), although other federal and state agencies also play limited roles.
This article discusses the certificate of label approval, or “COLA,”...
Rum: The Once and Future King
Marauding pirates and salty nautical adventures on the high seas, the horrors of slavery and triangular trade — these are some of the all-too-common modern day associations with the spirit of rum. But long before rum was relegated to...
The Low Down on Shipping Hand Sanitizer
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, supplies of hand sanitizer have been running low at health care facilities for weeks, and the demand is only getting higher. In response, most distillers of alcoholic beverages have switched over some of...
