johnrobben Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 In Washington to qualify as a craft distillery your product has to be made from at least 51% WA grown product. How does this apply to say being able to make rum? agave spirit? obviously not grown in the state.. thanks, j Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhdunbar Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Rum and agave are products that a person holding a craft license cannot make. You must be licensed as a distiller to make those products. The fee jumps from $100 to $2000. That is the folly of linking craft distilling to agricultural activities, but it is the price paid, I guess, for getting legislators to sign on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnrobben Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 That's what I thought but wanted another opinion- thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhdunbar Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 My answer is correct, but how do you know that? Why trust me? I don't work or speak for the WSLCB. Seriously, the best advice I can give you is "Call them with questions like this." Don't rely on forum answers, especially when the answer given doesn't cite an authoritative source. I should have said that when I wrote my response. I didn't and that's shame on me. Good luck. If you want to make rum, buy the more expensive license and do it. You lose no sales/distribution privileges and gain a lot of flexibility with sourcing. But don't believe that. Call Olympia. That's what I do when I have a question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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