The Craft Beverage Modernization Act (CBMA) allows substantially reduced tax rates or credits for both foreign and United States alcohol producers. Some of this was temporary and cumbersome during the past few years, but now that these tax changes appear
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No Beer for Putin
Unlike in the case of say Justice Kavanaugh, it not clear that Putin likes beer. But it’s increasingly clear that beer does not like Putin. We are still looking for the pro-Putin label that may have slipped through.
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Join Marshall Fawley’s BA Collab Hour
Join Marshall’s talk on TTB label and formula issues, coming up soon. This event is hosted by the Brewers Association on January 13, for BA Members only. The sign-up details are here and the webinar will cover the following:
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FDA to Withdraw Temporary Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Guidance
At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many in the alcohol beverage industry recognized a significant problem facing our communities and pivoted their production to alcohol-based hand sanitizer. These products were donated to first responders and provided to the public-at-large…
Marshall Fawley on Legal Talk Today Podcast
In case you missed it, amidst the hoopla about vaccines and the Springsteen-Obama podcasts, make sure you know about Marshall Fawley’s podcast with The Legal Talk Network. Marshall covered a wide variety of spirits law issues as follows.…
RTD Spirits Cocktails All Over the Place
I am not going to the store as often as I used to — but when I do — I can’t escape the cavalcade of RTD spirits cocktails. That’s good for Flavorman and other formulators. It’s also good for our…
Direct to Consumer Spirits Sales
COVID has brought us masks, cabin fever — and plenty of renewed talk about direct to consumer shipping for alcohol beverages. In the July 2020 issue of Craft Spirits magazine, Art DeCelle lays out a path forward, to expand…
Common Legal Questions from Craft Distillers
Make the best of your quarantine down-time and pick up the latest issue of Craft Spirits magazine. Therein you can read all about the most common legal issues that take distillers away from producing and marketing spirits. The above article…
TTB Lab Closes; Implications for Saké and Flavored Vodka
TTB has closed its lab, according to a TTB Newsletter of yesterday. This further fallout from the pandemic could have a strong and negative impact on saké and flavored vodka imports. Saké and flavored vodka are among the…
TTB’s Modernization of Parts 4, 5 and 7 – Top 11 Points
TTB published a beast of a proposal, in late 2018, to radically transform the labeling and advertising rules for most alcohol beverages. On April 2, 2020, TTB published a substantially scaled back version of this proposal, as a final rule…