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Bill allowing distilleries to sell collaborative blends advances to full committee
Summary
House Bill 18-03 would permit Tennessee distilleries to combine and sell blended products at their own facilities; the subcommittee advanced the bill to full committee with an 8-0 vote after brief sponsor remarks and a clarifying question about on-site bottle shop sales.
House Bill 18-03, presented during the Departments & Agencies subcommittee’s alcohol calendar, would allow distilleries to collaborate by blending products and selling the blended items at their respective distilleries. The sponsor summarized the measure as a narrow change to retail rules for craft producers and said the proposal was intended to expand market opportunities without changing broader licensing structures.
Representative Martin asked whether blended products made elsewhere could be sold in the distillery’s on-site bottle shop; the sponsor and another member confirmed the bill permits that practice. The clerk recorded an 8-0 vote to move the bill to the full committee. “House Bill 18-03 simply allows distilleries to come together on a collaborative effort to blend their products together and sell them at their respective distilleries,” the sponsor said during the brief explanation.
