sandytoes Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Good afternoon - Adding to this thread, we received our approval from the TTB last week, January 18, 2018. The initial application was submitted on November 29th, 2017. So, 51 days with some holidays in there. There were a couple minor questions that were quickly answered. We did use a professional consultant, John Springer, and the process was seamless and he did a great job. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbdavenport1 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 70 days. Just got our DSP last week!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now we get to go deal with the state of Virginia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkchop Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 DSP approved in just 54 days ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbdavenport1 Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 70 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berglund Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 31 days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Distilling Company Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Congrats!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highwood28 Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 30 Days We couldn't be happier with the process. Adding a brewery permit to that so we can do a small amount of beer for the tasting room only took another 30 days. We are fully permitted on the federal side. We assumed it would take longer so we started that process before construction even began. Now we have a DSP and are still building. I can't say enough good things about the consultant we hired to do this for us. Jerry Wages jrwages@hotmail.com This process with Jerry was completely painless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLostState Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 14 Days for us. We also thought it would take longer than it did and are still trying to get contractors in to finish the inside of our building. We used the Rob Pinson and the team at Waller Law for our app, and everything went smoothly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patio29Dadio Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Took us 45 days and $$$$ in help from our alcoholic beverage market attorney. But building permits took 200 days and $$$$$ in architecture and engineering costs. I had it backwards in my plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhody-O Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 21 Days for us at Rhode Island Spirits (Pawtucket). Knock me over with feather. We did it ourselves, too. Sent Aug 30, 2018, received Sept 19, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derikr Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Submitted 7/10/18 received 10/15/18 (97 days). Filled ourselves, minor corrections required for description of premises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Better Man Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Application handled by attorney, applied 9/28/2018. Just received notice issued today 11/7/2018 - 41 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaguiler Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 17 days - thanks Dave Dunbar ! - This was submitted in early Nov and received in late Nov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhdunbar Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 I wish I could claim credit for some magic ability to generate quick approvals. I can't. As I have stated on this thread before, it is more a matter of the luck of the draw and how quickly a specialist looks at the application. My results are scattered, just like everyone else who submits a lot of applications will be. Remember that TTB publishes average figures, which don't describe the range, median, mode etc. to give you a better idea of what to expect. We prepare good applications, answer requests for correction quickly and try to be in a position to take advantage of luck if it comes our way. Sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggyback Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 107 days, including the shutdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhdunbar Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 TTB just published there annual report. You can read it by links on the TTB website. I keep arguing for th need for some perspective on the question of how long. Annectodal evidence does not give a true picture. Here is what TTB said about approval times: GOAL 1: Facilitate Commerce through the Timely Issuance of Permits to Qualified Applicants Streamline permit applications to reduce applicant burden and use technology to minimize application errors and improve processing times Priority Goal: Reduce average approval times for alcohol and tobacco business permits by at least 20 percent (from 96 days to 75 days) and achieve the 75-day standard for 85 percent of applicants by September 30, 2019. That is the goal. It is across all permits and registrations and average times vary by the type of application. Here, for example, are the times for January 2019, the last month for which TTB has posted average figures. Now, for every "oh my god I'm happy" that you find here, you must end up with a balancing "oh crap, this is taking a long time." I can tell you from experience, the long and the short of it is that any application can end up on the long or the short tend. Well prepared applications put in a position to get lucky, but you must get lucky first. Not everyone does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessicajlemmon Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 I have to admit, this still grinds my gears. It took them 8.5 months to look at our application... then 2 weeks to approve I'm the poster child for the wrong end of the bell curve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasd Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 118 days for our DSP, also including the Government shutdown Thanks David Dunbar for making the process simple! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naked Spirits Distillery Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 47 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pour Decisions Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 I may have the record, I submitted my application late evening on Thursday 2/24/22, received my approval today 3/8/22, 12 days. Time to start testing my recipes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTcraft Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Submitted on 1/8/24 - received approval on 1/24/24. 16 total days but only 11 business days. Amazed that federal government moved faster than my local government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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