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Craft Distilling

Distillers, Rectifiers, Processors, Non Distillery Producers (NDPs), and Spirit Architects  (Oh My !)

Types and Definitions
(1) Distiller 
The term “distiller” includes any person who:
(A) produces distilled spirits from any source or substance,
(B) brews or makes mash, wort or wash fit for distillation or for the production of distilled spirits, other than the making or using of mash, wort or wash in the authorized production of wine or beer, or the production of vinegar by fermentation,
(C) by any process that separates alcoholic spirits from any fermented substance, or
(D) making or keeping mash, wort, or wash, has a still in his possession or use.

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A Modest Proposal on How to Define Craft Distilling Through Information

Disclosures, Good Writing, and Consumer Education vs. Rules and Guidelines
By Christopher Carlsson, SpiritsReview.com

This piece is a result of a long discussion on what defines craft distillation (at a bar, with distillers, of course) and after a full day of us all watching more lying, obfuscation, and innuendo by numerous products and their representatives who knowingly or unknowingly were trying to pass off mass-produced commercial products as handmade or craft at a liquor store tradeshow, I decided to write this up. (more…)