Post by Logan on Feb 22, 2016 0:20:46 GMT -6
South Carolina distillers are pushing the state legislature to take up a bill that would allow spirits producers to serve mixed drinks in their tasting rooms.
The house bill, sponsored by representatives James Merrill, Peter McCoy, Garry Smith and Leon Stavrinakis, proposes tripling the amount of liquor a distiller can dispense to an individual. If he was permitted to pour 4.5 ounces per person, High Wire Distilling Co.’s Scott Blackwell says he could present vodka and gin in their proper context.
“It would add the ability to experience spirits in the way you normally would,” Blackwell says. “Gin is not usually consumed straight: People who want to drink those clear spirits want to drink them in a format that’s a little bit more friendly.”
Under the bill, most of the rules governing tasting room policies would remain the same, including a prohibition on customers participating in multiple tastings or purchasing more than 2.25 liters of liquor a day. Distillers would also be barred from using other producers’ spirits in their cocktails, which in the case of High Wire, means no Hat Trick negronis.
Read more: www.postandcourier.com/article/20160219/PC0301/160219468/1507/sc-distillers-lobby-for-cocktails-in-tasting-rooms
The house bill, sponsored by representatives James Merrill, Peter McCoy, Garry Smith and Leon Stavrinakis, proposes tripling the amount of liquor a distiller can dispense to an individual. If he was permitted to pour 4.5 ounces per person, High Wire Distilling Co.’s Scott Blackwell says he could present vodka and gin in their proper context.
“It would add the ability to experience spirits in the way you normally would,” Blackwell says. “Gin is not usually consumed straight: People who want to drink those clear spirits want to drink them in a format that’s a little bit more friendly.”
Under the bill, most of the rules governing tasting room policies would remain the same, including a prohibition on customers participating in multiple tastings or purchasing more than 2.25 liters of liquor a day. Distillers would also be barred from using other producers’ spirits in their cocktails, which in the case of High Wire, means no Hat Trick negronis.
Read more: www.postandcourier.com/article/20160219/PC0301/160219468/1507/sc-distillers-lobby-for-cocktails-in-tasting-rooms