captnKB Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Question/ taking a pole. How many of you out there utilize the bottling party concept to bottle your spirits. Bottling party = Bring in local folks who are fans of your product to help bottle, as a way of thanking the people for helping you feed them, make cocktails and give them a bottle of booze to take home at the end of the party Anyone out there doing something like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absinthe Pete Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 DO NOT DO THIS!!! Turns out in California, according to your avatar you are, it's illegal. The state calls it free labor, which is illegal. They busted a winery a year or so ago and fined them $110,000, which shut them down. Which is funny because lots of people and wineries do this as a way to offset costs when first starting out. I would call the ABC and find out for sure. You might also want to ask them if that applies to unpaid interns, and if you're allowed to have unpaid interns. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frh56dd Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Also if you are in California, it is currently illegal to make cocktails of any kind at a dsp. (even to add ice to your product) and its a grey area to "give them [people] a bottle of booze" in part payment. Be very careful advertising this and how. MUCH much easier to 1099 them all and make them employees for the day and pay them min wage. Make sure your insurance covers this and that you wont get sued for a sprained ankle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dehner Distillery Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 This totally depends on your state. Like Iowa is a "right to work state" people can do anything they want, ie- donate time at a bottling party. Check your local law. Also, what if they get in a wreck after being at your place? I say no booze while working, maybe a free UNOPENED BOTTLE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captnKB Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 Hey guys thanks for your input. Looks like we will just keep hiring temps on our bottling days to get it done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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