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September is #bourbon heritage month! It seems like there's a day, week, or month for everything, but this one's legal! Declared by the US Senate in 2007. The sponsor was Senator Jim Bunning. I'll let you guess what state he represented. It's been a busy start to the month, but tonight I finally got a moment to commemorate, with some @wildturkey sipped out of a @buffalotrace glass! #bourbonheritagemonth #whiskey

Prohibition was largely a middle-class movement, and a lot of wealthy businessmen and social elites never liked the idea. When it flopped, these one percenters took it upon themselves to save us from ourselves, and found a willing partner in a newly elected, firmly upper crust President. LINK IN PROFILE! #law #liquorlaws #history #americanhistory #presidents #roosevelt #drinkstagram #inthespiritofthelaw #prohibition

In the early 20th century, there was a battle raging... about what could be called #whiskey. The issue got so out of hand, the President himself had to make the final call. In this week's article, the story of the Taft Decision, and the answer to a question you didn't even know you had: what is whiskey, anyway? LINK IN PROFILE! . . . #law #liquorlaws #history #americanhistory #presidents #presidentialhistory #alcohol #booze #bourbon #ryewhiskey #drinkstagram #inthespiritofthelaw

"Straight" is a ubiquitous word on American whiskey bottles, but its meaning is often misunderstood, and the reasons for its existence unknown. This week on the site, a (very brief) history of straight whiskey. LINK IN PROFILE! #straightwhiskey #kentuckystraightbourbonwhiskey #bourbon #whiskey #inthespiritofthelaw #drinkstagram #law #liquorlaws #distilling #craftspirits #ryewhiskey

Well cheers to that. I wrote about this awful law in May (the article is linked in my profile) and the fourth circuit recently rejected it as "unconstitutionally vague" in an 8-7 decision. I don't know if that would have stood up on appeal, but on Friday the Virginia attorney general announced that the state would not be appealing. The AG rather forcefully said that the legislature should have repealed the law years ago. His office seems to have just been defending it out of obligation. A good day in liquor law. #law #liquorlaws #liquor #alcohol #habitualdrunkard #virginia #homeless #homelessness #legalaidjusticecenter

Went camping this week, and @redbull34th brought me a #beer fit for a history buff. #craftbeer #history #americanhistory #camping #inthespiritofthelaw

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February 20, 2019March 11, 2019

The Government Can’t Decide If Whiskey Is Gluten Free

And other tales of “health claims” for alcohol

Tagged alcohol, American history, beer, celiac, craft, craft beer, distillery, distilling, gin, gluten, gluten free, government, heart disease, history, labeling, labels, law, liquor, liquor law, rum, vodka, whiskey, whisky. Leave a comment

February 6, 2019August 13, 2019

A Tall Whiskey COLA: Navigating a Web of US Labeling Laws

In which you try to release a beer, and fail pretty hard at it.

Tagged alcohol, American history, beer, booze, craft, craft beer, gin, history, labeling, labels, law, liquor, liquor law, rum, spirits, vodka, whiskey, whisky. 1 Comment

January 23, 2019August 13, 2019

Why Aren’t There Nutrition Labels On Alcohol?

Tax money before health! Historically speaking, at least…

Tagged 21st Amendment, alcohol, American history, beer, booze, craft beer, FDA, gin, health, history, labeling, labels, law, liquor, liquor law, nutrition, regulation, rum, spirits, vodka, whiskey, whisky. 2 Comments

January 9, 2019January 24, 2019

Do Higher Taxes Reduce Drinking’s Problems?

The impact of taxes on the price of booze has been dropping for decades.

Tagged alcohol, American history, bar, bars, bartender, booze, brandy, cocktail, drinking, gin, history, imbibe, law, liquor, liquor law, Prohibition, rum, spirits, tax, taxes, tequila, vodka, whiskey, whisky. 1 Comment

August 22, 2018August 22, 2019

Beer Street and Gin Lane: Why Liquor is Treated Differently from Beer and Wine

Liquor is quicker… to be regulated

Tagged alcohol, gin, gin craze, history, law, liquor law. 1 Comment

July 26, 2018January 28, 2019

Intro: The Adventures of John Barleycorn and his Uncle Sam

New to the site? Start here! Otherwise, scroll down for the latest posts.

Tagged 21st Amendment, alcohol, American history, barleycorn, barlife, bars, bartender, beer, booze, bourbon, craft beer, drinking, gin, history, intro, introduction, law, liquor law, Prohibition, rum, spirits, tequila, vodka, whiskey, whisky, wine. 2 Comments

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