Flow meters are used to measure the amount of liquid flowing through a pipe. It’s not hard to see why this is an appealing proposition for a distillery, which is full of moving liquid that must be tracked and measured constantly. Unfortunately, most flow meters are unsuitable for spirits. Typical magnetic flow meters will not…
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Since the US Census Bureau publishes population data, and the TTB publishes DSP permit data, I thought it would be instructive to join the two datasets and examine “Distillery Permits per Capita by State” in the US. For this exercise, I took Census Population data from the 2020 Census (last available) and mashed it up…
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A long-time client and friend called me one day and said: “Listen, our production guys messed up a batch of Rye and the mash bill is all wrong. We know exactly what went into the mash/ferment, and we’ve calculated how to adjust our Bourbon mashbill so that we can blend-in this mistaken Rye distillate in…
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Both DISTILL x 5 and Whiskey Systems offer you the ability to generate Case Labels for your bottled, finished goods, which helps you to meet your CFR requirements for case marking: But this is just the beginning of regulations around cased goods. You are also required to fill cases with properly filled & closed bottles….
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It is common for distilleries to make products like mixers, soda, syrups, shrubs and more. Folks that are in Maple Syrup country naturally want to use an empty bourbon barrel to finish some maple syrup; same goes for distillers in bee country with honey. All of these ideas are wonderful, but come with a giant…
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“From Bond”, “In Bond”, “Bonded” … it can seem like the regulations are fixated on the concept. But what does it all mean? First off, some background. In the US, the Federal Government’s Excise Tax attaches to spirits the instant they come into existence (when vapor condenses to liquid). However, to allow proprietors flexibility in…
