What to do when the lights go out
My family and I live on an Island with a slightly temperamental electrical grid. So about one to two times per year, when the wind blows strongly from the south…
View ArticleHere’s Ronnie….
Regular readers will know that I’ve discussed on many occasions the provisions of alcohol-related legislation introduced by Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon. In fact, we previously devoted more than a…
View ArticleDistribution Blues
Tomorrow I will fly to Denver in advance of the American Distilling Institute annual conference. The astute reader will note that the Conference doesn’t really start until Monday, and tomorrow…
View ArticleTen Quick Things (most) Spirits Entrepreneurs Can Do to Get Better Sleep
As published in the Spring 2019 issue of Artisan Spirit magazine. Talk to a Tax Advisor Talking about taxes may very well be one of things that puts you to…
View ArticleHow to Share the Wealth
(As published in the Summer 2019 issue of Artisan Spirit) Lillian had a problem. Against all odds, she’d managed to build a successful spirits business, selling her specialty, a truly…
View ArticleGrains of Discomfort
A few days ago, the good folks at Winn-Dixie found themselves – along with their vendor Bacardi – named in a purported class action suit in the Circuit Court of…
View ArticleTrouble in Min(d/e)
A longtime fan of blues music, Trouble in Mind is one of my particular favorites. I don’t know how many different versions of the tune I have around the house…
View ArticleYour most likely lawsuit?
As originally published in Artisan Spirit – fall 2019. The internet is an amazing thing — especially when you pair it with a paid subscription service. And I’m not talking…
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Paradise Regained
Some months back, I wrote of the lawsuit filed in the state of my boyhood against Bacardi and Winn-Dixie, in which the plaintiff pointed to a provision in Florida law that said that the use of grains...
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In the days ahead
[Originally published in the Summer 2020 issue of Artisan Spirit] Elizabeth loaded the last box of hand sanitizer into the back of her battered truck, closed the tailgate and swore. The last several...
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