September 30, 2014|Blog|Jason Curtis|COLA, compliance, ttb

If you don’t subscribe to the latest news from the TTB I highly recommend it (click here to sign up), every couple of weeks you’ll get an email notice around the area your are interested it (wine, beer, spirits). This week’s was fun (if you are a compliance nerd like me).

Learn How to Proof

TTB as release a series of videos to help distillers correctly measure proof volumes

Introduction to Proofing

Proofing Spirits with a Hydrometer

Proofing Spirits with a Densitometer

Distilling Spirits for Proofing

Determining Proof Obscuration by Evaporation.

Click here: TTB Proofing Video Series

It looks like the videos are only downloadable, not playable in the browser, but they are a good introduction to new distillers or to new staff.

COLAs Continue to Get Easier

The TTB has also put out a new release detailing additional wine label features that can be changed without submitting a new COLA!

Here is the full list: TTB Industry Circular Number: 2014-02 Date: September 29,Expansion of Allowable Revisions to Approved Alcohol Beverage Labels

Some of the highlights:

Add, delete, or change information about the number of bottles that were “made,” “produced,” “brewed,” or “distilled” in a batch; respectively.

Add, delete, or change a label or sticker that provides information about a rating or recognition provided by an organization (e.g., “Recognized as one of the top values in vodka by x Magazine” or “Rated as the best 2012 wine by x Association”), as long as the rating or recognition reflects simply the opinion of the organization and does not make a specific substantive claim about the product or its competitors.

Delete or change promotional sponsorship-themed graphics, logos, artwork, dates, event locations and/or other sponsorship-related information (e.g., sports leagues, team organizations, annual sporting events, and annual or semi-annual festivals).

Related Links: TTB Homepage