The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-17
REGULATIONS ON
WHISKY BRANDS
Board of Food and Drugs In
spection Issues the Rules
TERM is RESTRICTED
DistiIIates From Grain Are the Only
Ones Allowed to Use Term Whisky
TERM rs RESTRICTED
DfstiIIates From Grain Are the Only
Ones Allowed to Use Term whisky
And Persons Misusing Brands
VIII Be Prosecuted

Washington, February 16.-President
Taft's decision in the liquor controy-
ersy that whisky is whisky" whether
it be blended or straight, has been
formulated in a set of regulations pre-
pared by the board of food and drugs
inspection of the department of agri-
culture. The regulations were COM
pleted late today and approved as re-
quired by the pure food law by Secre-
AIRY Wilson of the department of agri-
culture, Secretary MacVeagh of the
treasury. and Secretary Nagel of the
department of commerce and labor.
In brief. the regulations declare that
all unmixed spirits distilled from grain.
prepared in the customary ways, are
entitled to the name whisky" with
out qualification. Blended whisky must
be labeled as such.
The term whisky" however, is re-
stricted to distillates from grain and
under the regulations distillates from
ether sub stances if labeled whisky"
are misbranded and the person guilty
of misbranding may be prosecuted.
The regulations follow:
bHuef the 1000 ana drugs act OF
June 80. 1906. all unmixed distilled
spirits from grain, colored and favored
with harmless color and flavor in the
customary way, either by the charred
barrel process or by the addition of
caramel and harmless flavor, IL of pot
able strength, and not less than 80
proof are entitled to the name whisky
without qualification.
IF the proof he less than so; /. e., If
more water be added the actual PROOF
must be stated upon the label and I'M.
requirement applies as well to blends
and compounds of whisky.
WHISTLES of the same or different
kinds; i. e., straight whisky, rectified
whisky and distilled whisky and neutra.
spirits whisky or like substances and
mixtures of such WHISTLES with OIL
without harmless color or flavor used
for purposes of coloring and flavorine
only are blends under the law and must
be SO labeled. In labelling blends the
act requires two things to be stated
upon the label to bring the blended
product within the exception provided
by the statute:
First, the blend must be labeled
branded or tagged SO as to indicate
Hiainly that 1t is a blend, in Other
words, that it is composed of two OIL
more likely substances which in The
case CT whisky must each be of itsel
whisky and.
Second, the word blend must b,
plainly stated on the package in which
the mixture is offered for sale.
"A mixture of Whistles, therefore. witt
or without harmless coloring or flavor
ing used for coloring and fiavoring onl,
is correctly labelled 'Kerwan whisky ;
| blend of whiskies.
Since the term whisky Is restricte,
to distillates from grain and distillate
| from other sources are unlike substance
to distillates from grain, such distillate
from other sources without admixtur
With grain distiliates are misbranded
| labelled whisky without qualiflcatio O
as blend of whistles.
However, mixtures of whisky with
potable alcoholic distillate from source
other than grain, such as cane fruit O
vegeta bles- are not misbranded If labelle
compound whisky, provided the require
ments are compiled within the following
First, that the product shall be la
belled, branded or tagged SO as to indi
cate plainly that 1t is compound l. G.
not mixture or like substance in tru
case whiskies, and.
Second, that the word compound
i plainly stated upon the package in whic
/ the mixture is offered for sale.
/ For example, a mixture of whisky L
i quantity sufficient to dominate the char
acter of mixture with a potable alcohol
| distillate from sources other than graf
and including harmless color and flavor |
correctly labeled 'Kerwan whisky, a
/ compound of whiskies.'
"Unmixed potable alcoholic distillate
from sources other than grain with o
without color or flavor, are not misbrand
ed If labelled imitation whisky
4 when an essence or oil Is added to
distillate of graio, which without sue
addition Is entitled to the name whisky
but the effect of such addition is to pre-
Il duce product which Stimulates whisk
of another kind different from the kin
i of whisky to which the essence Is added
Il the mixture Is an imitation of the partic
ular kind OF whisky which is simulated
II e. g., If rye essence be added to a. highl
rectined distillate of corn the mixtur
Ia a misbranded one IL labeled rye whisk,
Such a mixture IL not misbranded II la
beled INSTRUMENTATION rye
"All descriptive matter on the labe
must be accurate and the word denotin
/ the grade or kind of whisky must be 1
type - alrKs A. the ward 'xhiaky' II