Distilled Spirits Council Applauds Committee Passage of “Take Down the Wall” Bill
Distilled Spirits Council Applauds Committee Passage of “Take Down the Wall” Bill Legislation Would Allow Spirits Sales in Grocery Stores Source: The Distilled Spirits Council January 27, 2017 The Distilled Spirits Council today thanked the Florida Senate Regulated Industries Committee for approving “Take Down the Wall” legislation, SB 106, by a 9-1 […]
Plain packaging and graphic warnings will ‘crush’ craft drinks, says gin master?
Plain packaging and graphic warnings will ‘crush’ craft drinks, says gin master? Campaigners slam ‘sanctimonious’ health experts after call for tobacco-style warnings Source: The Guardian Dan Glaister 28 January 2017 It’s enough to make Jared Brown spill his drink. The co-founder and master distiller behind Sipsmith, the micro-distillery in the vanguard of […]
Alhambra karaoke club cited for serving alcohol without license
Alhambra karaoke club cited for serving alcohol without license California Police cited workers at an Alhambra karaoke club Friday night after undercover officers investigating complaints from the public found the business was serving alcohol without a liquor license, authorities said. Police had received complaints from the community that the business was serving booze without a […]
LCE: Craigslist bourbon sale ends in charges for Yorker
LCE: Craigslist bourbon sale ends in charges for Yorker Pennsylvania State liquor control enforcement agents issued a news release Friday stating a misdemeanor charge of selling liquor without a license had been filed against a York County man for allegedly selling alcohol on Craigslist. Wade Collingsworth advertised a 20-year-old bottle of Pappy Van Winkle’s bourbon […]
Video gaming investigation continues
Video gaming investigation continues North Carolina N.C. Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) special agents continue to investigate two businesses in Randolph County after confiscating about 100 illegal video gaming machines on Wednesday. The businesses are accused of operating slot machines and illegal server-based gaming machines illegally by allegedly paying out cash winnings to patrons who were […]
Man arrested for running illegal gambling club in deli
Man arrested for running illegal gambling club in deli New York Suffolk County Police arrested a man for running an illegal gambling club in a deli in Huntington after a State Liquor Authority (SLA) inspection last night. A gambling club in the basement was discovered with approximately 30 people inside. Officers confiscated dice tables, dice, […]
Liquor laws due for review
Liquor laws due for review Massachusetts State Treasurer Deb Goldberg recently established a seven-member advisory task force to review laws governing the Massachusetts alcohol industry. The issues that officials and industry executives suggested could be reviewed include: extending the hours for package stores, lifting caps on liquor licenses in each municipality, allowing beer-makers to switch […]
Massachusetts: Marijuana legalization leads to rethinking of Massachusetts alcohol laws
Massachusetts: Marijuana legalization leads to rethinking of Massachusetts alcohol laws Source: MassLive January 26, 2017 The need to regulate Massachusetts’ newly legal marijuana industry is leading to attempts to revamp state alcohol regulations. State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg said in an interview with The Republican/MassLive.com this week that she was prompted to form a new Alcohol […]
Colorado: Proposed new alcohol, marijuana laws sure to draw a fight at Colorado State Capitol
Colorado: Proposed new alcohol, marijuana laws sure to draw a fight at Colorado State Capitol Source: The Gazette By: Joey Bunch January 24, 2017 Two products that are all about chilling out, liquor and pot, make a lot of people uptight at the Capitol. You might have expected a break after the bruising […]
Russians ditch legal booze as moonshine sales spike
Russians ditch legal booze as moonshine sales spike Source: CNN by Ivana Kottasova January 24, 2017 Russians are drinking less — at least officially. The country’s consumer protection agency said Tuesday that Russian adults drank an average of 10 liters of pure alcohol in 2016, 33% less than they consumed in 2009. […]