New-York tribune., 1910-02-17
WHISKEYS DEFINED
LABELS FOR ALL.
NesU Regulations AUozc Name
for Many Com pounds.

Washington, Feb 1s-President raft.s de-
cision In the liquor controversy that
"whiskey is whiskey,'' whether It be blend
ed or straight. has been formulated in
set of regulations prepared by the Board
OF Food and Drugs Inspection of the De-
partment OF Agriculture The reruiations
were completed late today and approved.
as required by the pure food law, by Sec
retary Wilson of the Department of Asri-
culture. Secretary MacVeagh of the Treas
ury and Secretary Nagel of the Department
OF Commerce and Labor.
In brief, the regulations declare that all
unmixed spirits distilled from grain, pre-
pared in the customary ways, are entitled
to the name "whskey' without oualifica-
ton. Blended whiskey must be labelled as
such.
The term "whiskey.' however. Is re-
stricted to dstillates from grain. and
under the regulations distilates from other
substances. If labelled ''whiskey,' are mis-
branded. and the person guilty of mis-
branding may be prosecuted. The regua-
tons follow:
Under the food and drugs act Of June 80,
1906, all unmixed distilled spirits from
grain. colored and favored with harmless
color and flavor, in the customary ways,
either by the charred barrel process or by
the addition of caramel and harmless
flavor, if OF potable strength and not less
than so proof. are entitled to the name
whiskey without qualification. If the proof
be less than Sol. e.. if more water oe
upon the label. and this requirement ap.
plies as well to blends and compounds OF
whskey.
Whiskeys Of the same or different kinds
l. e. straight whiskey. rectifed whiskey,
redistilled whskey and neutral sp,rlts l,
whiskey or like substances and NIX. mlA,
ures of such whiskeys, with or without
harmless color or flavor. used for pur.
poses of coloring and f1avoring only. are
blends under the law and must pc SO
labelled. In labelling blends the act re-
ouires two things to he stated upon the
bel to bring the blended product Witnih
the exception provided by the ,od s,atueSd hrendso
First. the blend must be Labelled, pranusu
or tagged so as TO indicate plainly mat II
is blend; in other words; that It Is com com
posed OF two or more llke suo2l 10 aiaoeI, -,
which in the case of whiskey must NC ea1i
of itself a whskey: and
second. the word .'blend" must be plainly
stated upon the package in whlcn me ~
whiskeys, therefore with or without haTnl7
less cooring or favoring, used LOT co,oi i,n,
Ing ard fiay9ring only, t,and aS G'rF nf Wbiskeys
since the term whiskey is restricted 10
distillates from grain, and distlia.S - Az Us''
other sources are unlike suestamiCtts - frnn,
other sources without admtxture WIN Gram
distinates are n,isbranded II labelled VIZ Iss
OF whiskeys However, mixtures OF wis WIS
kew with A potable alcoholic dlstiiiats
from sources other than gram sucn %
cane, fruit or vegetables. are not nllsol nllsolds5 dni
cd r. labelled compound whiskey. provided
the following requirements OF 'he ID" ai7
complied with: ,,ho1,od
First. that the product shall be 'aneileu. tt
branded or tagged SO as TO indicate p!aliilS
that II is y compound. T. q, NOT rnlStuue rnL.u
of ike substances In this case "hiSkt9S =,
and second that the word COMPOUND
plainly stated upon the package III "Hi'i'
Tho mixture is offered for sale :,
For example. n mixture or Wfl'sheN. ia
nuartitv sufficient 70 dominate the ,haId ,hait
fer NJ the mixture, with a potable 2iconoiiu
and including harmless color ana naNo.
Is correctly labelled herman NniaksA a
compound of whiskey and cane dlst'ilate.
I-no-ixed potable alcoholic dlStiuates tt'li.
sources other than grain. with or wlth9n,
harmless color flavor. are not fnlsnia'
If labelled Imitation Whiskey Al.
when an essence or oil IS added to G,s
ton is entitled 10 tHe name "hskeS, anu
the effect OF such addition Is TO produce Il
r7roduct which stimulates a whisNeT OF dh
otbrr kind different from tn" kind "t
whjskev to which the essenc" - adde9 ,iIe
mixture Is an imitation ~ the pdtuCu.''
kind of whiskev which - SlIlhidteu
- re essence he added To highly rectihed
diet;llste Of corn. ths mixture Is mis-
branded II labelled rye whiskey Sucn a
mixture is not nishranded n laoeiied
Whiskey--IuIitation Rye
All descriptive matter on the labels must
he accurate and the word denoting the
Grade or kind OF whiskey mus. he IN type
as large as the word ''whiskey" itself