Monday, ABC Board voted unanimously to put the proposal of forbidding distillery employees from mixing cocktails in their tasting rooms out for public comment.
The measure will force distilleries to serve alcohol separately from mixers, asking the customer to shake up their martinis on their own.
The suggestion has caught the attention of those in Juneau.
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Senator Peter Micciche: “It’s a relatively new industry in Alaska, and we are doing our best to provide reasonable sideboards to what can occur in a tasting room.”
The proposal adds new subsections to the law, suggesting tasting room staff may not combine the distillery’s product with any other manufactured product but may serve separately non-alcoholic ingredients, including fruit juices, spiced and flavored mixers, garnishes, and carbonated beverages.
It further defines distillery’s product as a distilled spirit made or distilled on the premises of the licensed facility, which may bring into question the industry’s ability to create blended whiskeys.
The board will also give further contemplation to Director Erika McConnell’s question about what activities should be restricted in tasting rooms.
The current law states that live entertainment, televisions, pool tables, dart games, dancing, game tables, and other recreational or gaming opportunities on the premises where the consumption occurs are forbidden.
McConnell put the kibosh on activities such as First Friday art shows, yoga classes, and fundraisers.
The board is accepting public comment on the measure and may review it at their January meeting in Juneau.
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