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What is the TTB looking for when it samples your distilled spirits?
by evansfox | Feb 1, 2015 | General Business
The TTB tested distilled spirits for compliance issues. The most commonly found problems, listed in order, were: Alcohol content: over Alcohol content: under Government warning has errors Non-mandatory information differs from the COLA Mandatory information differs...
New TTB Proofing Video Series for Distilled Spirits Industry
by evansfox | Feb 1, 2015 | General Business
The federal TTB recently tested (“sampled”) a variety of alcoholic beverage products. The results indicate that proofing and gauging for distilled spirits is a problem area for some distilleries. Because the excise tax for distilled spirits is based on alcohol...
Webinar for farmers, brewers and distilleries interested in growing malt barley
by evansfox | Jan 29, 2015 | General Business
The webinar on Feb. 11, 2015, is the first ever of its kind. It will be held from 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. It is geared toward current or interested New York malt growers, hop farmers, brewers, distillers, malt producers, and others interested in the process. Government...
Recent Lawsuit should be a Wake-up Call
by evansfox | Jan 27, 2015 | General Business
The Applebee’s class action wage case by Rochester law firm Solomon & Thomas should be a strong reminder for restaurant and bar owners and managers to give their tipped workers the legally required labor law notices. Failure to give the written notice could result...
WHAT YOU CAN SELL AT A NEW YORK FARM DISTILLERY
by evansfox | Jan 1, 2015 | Brewery & Cidery, Craft Beverage Branding, Distillery, General Business, Retail Liquor License, Wineries
What you can sell to drink at the distillery • sell your spirits provided, you regularly keep food available for sale or service to its retail customers for consumption on the premises. A licensee providing the following shall be deemed in compliance with this...
WHAT YOU CAN SELL AT A NEW YORK FARM CIDERY
by evansfox | Jan 1, 2015 | Brewery & Cidery, Craft Beverage Branding, Distillery, General Business, Retail Liquor License, Wineries
What you sell to drink at the cidery • sell your cider and any New York cider, provided the licensee shall regularly keep food available for sale or service to its retail customers for consumption on the premises. A licensee providing the following shall be deemed in...
Understanding branch offices for New York’s farm ALCOHOL manufacturers
by evansfox | Jan 1, 2015 | Brewery & Cidery, Craft Beverage Branding, Distillery, General Business, Retail Liquor License, Wineries
If you hold a farm license, you may operate up to five additional branch offices located away from the licensed farm production facility. If you hold two farm licenses (ex. A farm winery and a farm brewery), you can operate up to 10 additional locations. You must...
WHAT YOU CAN SELL AT A NEW YORK FARM BREWERY
by evansfox | Jan 1, 2015 | Brewery & Cidery, Craft Beverage Branding, Distillery, General Business, Restaurants & Bar, Retail Liquor License, Wineries
What you sell to drink at the brewery • sell your beer and cider or beer/cider from any other licensed farm brewery • if the brewery (only – not a separate business) operates a restaurant, hotel, catering establishment, or other food and drinking establishment in or...
Understanding the latest changes to New York’s farm cidery license
by evansfox | Jan 1, 2015 | Brewery & Cidery, Craft Beverage Branding, Distillery, General Business, Retail Liquor License, Wineries
Manufacturing privileges: • manufacture of New York state labelled cider. No farm cidery shall manufacture in excess of two hundred fifty thousand gallons of cider annually and shall produce at least fifty gallons of cider annually. • manufacture and bottle food...
Understanding the latest changes to New York’s farm distillery license
by evansfox | Jan 1, 2015 | Brewery & Cidery, Craft Beverage Branding, Distillery, General Business, Retail Liquor License
No distiller shall be engaged in any other business on the licensed premises. A farm distillery license can be granted to the holder of a class A, A-1, B, B-1 or C distiller's license, a winery license or a farm winery license for use at such licensee's existing...
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