THE FIRST CONSUMER PROTECTION
BOTTLEDIN-BOND By: Greg Sinadinos
Many who enjoy whiskey are familiar with the little tax strip that sits snugly over the top of bottles which adorn the phrase "bottled-in-bond." Yet, many have the question burning in the back of their mind, what does "bottled-in-bond" even mean? Well, to understand "what" it is, we also need to understand "why" it was put into place. Flashback to the late 1800s. The whiskey scene is reaching new demands and producers are looking for the quickest way to cash-in and make a quick buck. Many fly-by-night whiskey companies were popping up and producing whiskey of questionable quality. Many made pure corn grain spirits and mixed them with nasty additives like tobacco juice to make it appear to be an aged whiskey. They would also make blatantly false claims like fake age statements, false mash bills, and completely fabricated stories about their non-existent distilleries printed right on the label. Some of these companies' products would seriously injure or even kill consumers and these companies would close shop and disappear without a trace. NOMADIC
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