27 C.F.R. § 19.597 Kind of spirits.
Title 27 - Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms
(a) Designation. The designations as to kind of spirits required by §19.596 shall be in accordance with the classes and types of spirits set out in 27 CFR part 5, except that: (1) Spirits distilled at more than 160 degrees of proof, which lack the taste, aroma, and other characteristics generally attributed to whisky, brandy, rum, or gin, and which are substantially neutral in character, may be designated as “Alcohol”. When alcohol is withdrawn on determination of tax, the designation shall consist of the word “Alcohol” preceded or followed by a word or phrase descriptive of the material from which the alcohol was produced. (2) The designations for vodka, neutral spirits, or gin shall include a word or phrase descriptive of the material from which the spirits so designated were produced. (3) Spirits distilled at less than 190 degrees of proof which lack the taste, aroma, and other characteristics generally attributed to whisky, brandy, rum, or gin, may be designated “Spirits”, preceded or followed by a word or phrase descriptive of the material from which produced. However, spirits distilled on or after July 1, 1972, as provided in this paragraph may not be designated “Spirits grain” or “Grain spirits”. (4) Spirits distilled from fruit at or above 190 degrees of proof, if intended for use in wine production, shall be designated “Neutral Spirits—Fruit”, preceded or followed by the name of the fruit from which produced. (5) Spirits distilled at not more than 160 degrees of proof from a fermented mash of not less than 51 percent rye, corn, wheat, malted barley, or malted rye grain, packaged in reused cooperage, may be designated “Whisky” if further qualified with the words “Distilled from rye mash” (or bourbon, wheat, malt, or rye malt mash, as the case may be). However, such spirits shall, if distilled from a fermented mash of not less than 80 percent corn, be designated “Corn Whisky.” (b) Change of designation. A proprietor may, on written application to, and approval of the appropriate TTB officer, change the original designation for spirits at any time, before their withdrawal from bonded premises, to a new designation properly describing the spirits in accordance with the provisions of this section. (c) Other designations. If the proprietor proposes to produce spirits for which a designation has not been prescribed, he shall first make written application to the appropriate TTB officer for a designation for such spirits and such spirits shall be branded accordingly. (d) Spirits for nonindustrial use. The provisions of this section shall not be construed as authority for applying designations to spirits withdrawn for nonindustrial use which designations do not comply with provisions of 27 CFR part 5. (Sec. 201, Pub. L. 85–859, 72 Stat. 1360, as amended (26 U.S.C. 5206))
Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
PART 19—DISTILLED SPIRITS PLANTS
Subpart R—Containers and Marks
Marks
§ 19.597 Kind of spirits.
