Kentucky’s Bourbon Battle: Court Dismisses False Advertising Claims in “First Black-Owned Distillery” Dispute
A federal court in Kentucky recently weighed in on a branding battle between two...
Category: Distilling
New Standards of Identity: American Single Malt Whiskey Gets Official Recognition
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has officially published its final...
Court finds state’s prohibition on exclusive liquor distribution agreements for out-of-state distillers violates Commerce Clause so state eliminates exclusivity.
Out-of-state spirits producers do not enjoy the same rights as in-state producers in Minnesota...
Recent updates to the Illinois Liquor Control Act, Part 1 of 2, Definitions, Class 3 Brewers, Self-Distribution, Alternating Premises Tap Rooms and more.
The Governor’s signature brought Public Act 102-0442 to life on August 20. The Act...
Briefing complete in distiller’s state food safety vs. federal regulatory allowance preemption suit over grains of paradise used in Bacardi’s Bombay Sapphire gin. Bonus: we’ve got the briefs for you.
A beef in Florida over an ancient state food purity law’s right to beat...
Problems in contract production of blended alcoholic beverage lead to suit against manufacturer. Bonus: we’ve got the docs (including the alcoholic beverage manufacturing agreement) for you.
A dispute over a contracted alcoholic beverage between the parties to this alcoholic beverage...
Craft distiller wins dismissal of misleading label suit over where the whiskey was distilled and the source of the water used in proofing.
Widow Jane Distillery makes whiskey. Before 2018 some of the bottles looked like this:...
New Illinois legislation allows bars and restaurants to sell cocktails to go, but for some reason, the act of drafting liquor legislation continues to be a hack-job. Do only glass containers work? What’s the work-around for brewpubs, tap rooms and distilling pubs?
The State of Illinois passed a bill expanding alcoholic beverage consumption options in its...
TTB provides insight for tax relief and destruction of unmerchantable beer; also changes some trade practice policies for craft distillers, craft brewers, wholesalers, bars and wineries during COVID-19.
Through a series of FAQs regarding the processes for the destruction of beer and...
Illinois authorizes returns of wine and spirits for bars and restaurants. But act fast and don’t expect much – the guidance is limited in ways beer returns are not.
In a new guidance (link to guidance) published today, the Illinois Liquor Control Commission...
The 9th Circuit rules parody trumps Jack Daniel’s claims of trademark dilution and allows “Bad Spaniels” dog toy. Just because a product is commercial doesn’t mean it isn’t protected by the 1st Amendment against trademark-related claims.
This case follows a long line of parody grounded first amendment awesomeness with the...
Kentucky’s new law allowing breweries, distilleries and wineries to ship direct to consumers all over the U.S. should be the model for the country. But special interests that want to keep consumers paying more for alcohol and limit choice to protect their fiefdoms will try to stop people from achieving this freedom.
Kentucky HB 415 became law last week following passage by the Kentucky General Assembly...
