Hi all. I know a lot of startup distilleries these days source their early product while putting down their own barrels, however I was wondering what the actual process is for buying barrels of product from other distilleries. I'm assuming you need to have a DSP license (or be working with a licensed DSP) in order to purchase and take delivery of the product and pay the taxes. Is it okay to just call up a distillery asking if they have stock they're willing to part with? What actually happens in-between "Sure we have barrels available" and receiving said product?
My plan is to essentially start a local blending house where I can blend, bottle, and sell product that I source from across the US (focus on being a locally serving business first and foremost). I'd like to have it licensed as a DSP to allow me to warehouse/bottle/manage COLA etc, but would I need other licenses to be purchasing/receiving spirits from other business (and potentially internationally)?
