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SteelB

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I recently submitted a recipe for Apple pie moonshine and it was approved. However it was kicked into distilled specialty spirits category. I really want sour mash corn whisky on the label......any thoughts as to why it was sent into that category I have seen other bottles with whisky on the bottle.

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How do you make it? If you put in anything that's not a grain before you distill it then most likely you will not be able to call it whiskey. If you flavor it completely in post distillation then it probably can be called "Flavored Sour mash whiskey"

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There is no flavored corn whisky category and so they probably kicked you into the distilled spirits specialty category.   It depends on what you listed in your application as your fanciful name and your SOC.

However, I think you should be able to put "Corn Whisky with Flavoring" as you SOC on the label.

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The legal description if it is flavored after distillation for corn whiskey, aged or not, would be "xxx flavored whiskey" where the xxx describes the flavoring agent. You will need a formula. In addition to the description, they may allow you to include additional wording elsewhere on the label that indicates the origin or type of whiskey used, but it must be clear that this is NOT an allowed or standard whiskey description that can be mistaken for the legal description, since that would be misleading.

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I did submit a recipe for this spirit, when I submitted it I submitted it as a whisky. The formula was approved. Follow memo or in the descriptions they kicked it to the DSS . I also submitted a recipe for a gin which I wanted to call Genever style gin. I submitted it as a gin again it was approved but was told it was a DSS. Not a gin. I wanted to use genever as the fanciful name. They still said no .

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In general, when you submit a formula, the formula specialist provides a statement of composition, and the label specialist generally wants your statement of composition to be exactly what the formula specialist wrote. This process can be aggravating, as the statements of composition can vary, even for spirits that use a formula that is similar to another. One thing you can try, when submitting your formula, is to provide your preferred statement of composition in the "notes to the specialist" field. You could try submitting the formula again, along with some notes on what you want to call it. You can also change your formula, as a formula for the same product can be written in different ways to get different results.

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On 1/3/2020 at 4:53 PM, Jedd Haas said:

In general, when you submit a formula, the formula specialist provides a statement of composition, and the label specialist generally wants your statement of composition to be exactly what the formula specialist wrote. This process can be aggravating, as the statements of composition can vary, even for spirits that use a formula that is similar to another. One thing you can try, when submitting your formula, is to provide your preferred statement of composition in the "notes to the specialist" field. You could try submitting the formula again, along with some notes on what you want to call it. You can also change your formula, as a formula for the same product can be written in different ways to get different results.

can i go a bit further, i did try to submit for a flavored whisky, which was our aged whisky that we added a flavoring to.they kicked it back and referenced 27 cfr 5.22 nothing more specific. it was kicked back for having to high of synthetic vanillans? my question is can it have any artificial flavoring, or can it only be at a certain percentage say 2 1.2 5% total.it really isnt very specific in what they gave me to reference.

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13 minutes ago, SteelB said:

can i go a bit further, i did try to submit for a flavored whisky, which was our aged whisky that we added a flavoring to.they kicked it back and referenced 27 cfr 5.22 nothing more specific. it was kicked back for having to high of synthetic vanillans? my question is can it have any artificial flavoring, or can it only be at a certain percentage say 2 1.2 5% total.it really isnt very specific in what they gave me to reference.

In order to be a 'flavored whiskey' it needs to be natural flavoring. Nothing artificial. Otherwise it falls under the category of imitation spirit. I've copied over the CFR wording below. Bold for relevance.

 

(i) Class 9; flavored brandy, flavored gin, flavored rum, flavored vodka, and flavored whisky. “Flavored brandy, “flavored gin,” “flavored rum,” “flavored vodka,” and “flavored whisky,” are brandy, gin, rum, vodka, and whisky, respectively, to which have been added natural flavoring materials, with or without the addition of sugar, and bottled at not less than 60° proof. The name of the predominant flavor shall appear as a part of the designation. If the finished product contains more than 2 1/2 percent by volume of wine, the kinds and precentages by volume of wine must be stated as a part of the designation, except that a flavored brandy may contain an additional 12 1/2 percent by volume of wine, without label disclosure, if the additional wine is derived from the particular fruit corresponding to the labeled flavor of the product.

 

 

(j) Class 10; imitations. Imitations shall bear, as a part of the designation thereof, the word “imitation” and shall include the following:

(2) Any class or type of distilled spirits (other than distilled spirits required under § 5.35 to bear a distinctive or fanciful name and a truthful and adequate statement of composition) to which has been added flavors considered to be artificial or imitation. In determining whether a flavor is artificial or imitation, recognition will be given to what is considered to be “good commercial practice” in the flavor manufacturing industry

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7 hours ago, SteelB said:

my question is can it have any artificial flavoring, or can it only be at a certain percentage say 2 1.2 5% total.it really isnt very specific in what they gave me to reference.

I may not understand your question but if you do not have a problem falling into the Distilled Spirits Specialty category than you can have flavors from companies like Sovereign, they have many TTB approved flavors.  As @bluestarsaid above, your label would say "XXX flavored whiskey"     https://www.sovereignflavors.com/ttb-flavors/

 

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