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Luscious Spirits outlines ABC‑approved tasting plan for municipal farmers market; committee to revisit with full membership
Summary
Attorney Ted Carroll and representatives of Luscious Spirits described an ABC farmer’s‑market permit that allows up to three half‑ounce tastings per patron and requires ID checks and accredited servers; committee members expressed concern about proximity to the library and an inclusive playground and asked that the matter return for a full quorum review.
Ted Carroll, an attorney representing Luscious Spirits, told the Montgomery Township Committee that the distillery received an ABC farmer’s‑market permit allowing the business to vend at the municipal farmers market and to provide tastings limited to up to three half‑ounce samples per patron. Carroll said the permit requires server accreditation and ID checks and prohibits open containers; he introduced owners Pavlo Kudelia and Tamara Alexiev as the principals and said both had the required server training.
Carroll and a Luscious representative demonstrated the small sample caps used at recent tastings and emphasized that pours are minimal. “They are limited to providing to patrons three half‑ounce samples of their products,” Carroll said, noting tastings are common at New Jersey farmers markets and that existing vendors operate under similar conditions in other towns. The company said it would not conduct tastings inside the municipal building during winter markets and would limit tastings to outdoor summer markets.
Committee members acknowledged the business is in compliance with ABC and municipal rules but flagged concerns about the farmers market’s proximity to the township library and an upcoming all‑inclusive playground on the municipal campus. Several members asked for focused attention on compliance and public safety. The committee agreed to hear the item again when the full complement of members is present and scheduled the matter for a future meeting (Sept. 5 suggested).
