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Lincoln County, Tenn., building officials have been told to order a halt to construction of new warehouses used to age Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey.  The problem:  Existing warehouses are emitting whiskey fungus, which appears as a black crust on surfaces.   The fungus, which consumes ethanol fumes, grows on

Ernest Hemingway Vineyards, Paso Robles, Calif.,  was shut down by the California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control for selling liquor without a license for three years.  Its owner, Daryn Pastuf, charged with selling without a license, a misdemeanor. He faces up to a $1,000 fine, six months in the

The case centered on whether an open bottle of whiskey and two torch lighters was a enough to convict a person of arson.   The defendant's lawyer argued whiskey can't be considered a "device," but the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines mechanisms as “a process or

Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau accepted a $25,000 offer in compromise submitted by Abu Nawas Beverage Co. of Elkader, Iowa.  TTB said Abu Nawas allegedly operated as an alcohol wholesaler without a Federal Alcohol Administration Act basic permit from August 2011 to August 2021. The firm describes

Sazerac Co. has been sued over its 99 cent Fireball Cinnamon product sold in supermarkets and convenience stores. "In fact, what consumers were purchasing at non-liqour stores was not whisky at all, even though their labels are almost identical, the suit alleges.   When consumers look closer, (they) will