Hey all, first post here, been reading for quite some time. I'm in the very early stages of "construction" of a nano or more aptly defined, a pico or even zepto distillery. This will not be my primary income, at least that's not the plan, but who knows what the future may hold, but will be something I want to keep enjoyable - a hobby producing just enough volume to net enough money to make the hobby free plus a small net positive just to make me feel like I'm at least making minimum wage for the toiling while doing everything 100% legally.
My question is, I know that there are federal laws governing spirits - what you label them - e.g. Rum, Brandy, Whiskey, Bourbon, Vodka, but can you create craft spirit recipes and sell them legally IF they are not called and not labeled the aforementioned? For example could you produce a "rye rum" being a recipe of 50% rye, 25% molasses and 25% dark cane sugar and call this "Pirate Spirits" and sell it legally? (this is just an example for the sake of the question)......can one legally sell a spirit that is not a whiskey, not a rum, not a vodka, not a brandy, etc?
Thanks for any knowledge and insight - I'm sure I'll have many more questions in the future and never be able to repay the knowledge.