ABC Board; establishing a new license for an educational tourism distillery

Added a requirement that licensees must produce, bottle, manufacture, distill, rectify, or compound at least 100,000 gallons of liquor annually.

Added a requirement that at least 50% of total gross sales must come from liquor products produced, bottled, manufactured, distilled, rectified, or compounded on-site.

Added a requirement that tasting or sampling flights cannot exceed one and one-half ounces per patron.

Added a requirement that off-premises liquor sales cannot exceed four and one-half liters per customer per day and must be sealed, labeled, packaged, and taxed according to state and federal laws.

Added a requirement that the licensed premises must contain a distillery operation encompassing no fewer than 5,000 square feet.

Added a requirement that any liquor transferred from a licensed manufacturer must be 75% owned or controlled by the licensee.

Added a requirement that tasting areas must be in a designated enclosed area separate from all other designated areas on the premises.

Added a requirement that guided tours must include an educational component with an in-person guide explaining the historic and scientific characteristics of the liquor.

Modified the rules for on-premises consumption to specify that sales in tasting areas are limited to flights not exceeding 1.5 ounces, while sales in food-serving structures allow retail consumption of on-premises liquor.