The COVID-19 crisis is a game changer and has thrown even smooth operating businesses up for grabs! Restaurants that were once packed are empty, and delivery and carry out services are their only option. However, the revenue from carry out and delivery will never match the dine-in revenue. Restaurants and bars are in dire need […]
Earlier this month The Wall Street Journal published an article, “Prohibition Makes a Comeback”, WSJ Editorial Apr. 06, 2020 and took Pennsylvania to task for closing its state-owned liquor stores, which of course led to a supply problem. (In Pennsylvania, the state is the only seller of spirits.) The state tried to rectify the […]
It must be stated that the ILCC does not allow cocktails-to-go and it’s enforcing the policy. However, there is confusion out there among retailers. And two retailers I know specifically got sanctioned.
Problematically, businesses may be inadvertently breaking a law, because there are potentially inconsistent and confusing messages on how to comply.
For example:
A bulletin written on March […]
During this time of great crisis our life has changed drastically. With shelter-in-place orders governing states such as California, Illinois, and New York, places of great importance in our society such as libraries, museums, houses of worship, and cultural institutions are closed for the public good.
To stop the spread […]
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has devastated the wine industry and forced many to close their tasting rooms. One winery indicated that closing their tasting room has lead to losing 80% of their revenue.
Wine shipping is the only source of revenue left for some of these wineries. And this revenue source may allow them get through a […]
On this blog, I discussed how we need to question government’s role in the alcohol industry. Specifically, we need to question when government operates in one of the three tiers.
We have seen the debacle of government running the liquor distribution system, https://irishliquorlawyer.com/has-michigan-lost-complete-control-of-its-liquor-system/, and we must question whether it is good policy for the state […]
In a narrow 5-4 ruling the Oklahoma Supreme Court found as unconstitutional a law requiring the top 25 brands of wine and spirits be sold to every Oklahoma distributor.
The overturned law essentially deemed null and void a 2016 constitutional amendment approved by voters which allowed manufacturers to choose a single wholesaler. (This amendment also allowed […]
The New Year and new decade are upon us. Flower Power and epic battles in liquor will highlight this year.
Here are some of my predictions for 2020:
2020 is the year of important legal battles. The calendar will only turn 15 days before […]
Today I want to share with you my picks of the winners and losers in the liquor space for 2019.
They exploded this year and are here to stay. They cannot even make them fast enough.
With DTC options increasing […]
Government agencies around the Midwest have been in the news lately about their liquor systems. Michigan’s liquor system has become a complete folly under which product availability is running short, while Iowa Alcoholic Beverage Division faces claims from a whistle-blower that it illegally and excessively marked up the price of alcohol product.
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