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Tennessee whiskey repeal bill shot down - for now

Published:  27 March, 2014

The proposed bill challenging the definition of Tennessee whiskey was temporarily laid to rest earlier this week as state lawmakers voted to shelve consideration of the bill until the summer.  

The proposed bill challenging the definition of Tennessee whiskey was temporarily laid to rest earlier this week as state lawmakers voted to shelve consideration of the bill until the summer. 

Senator Mark Green of Clarksville, Tennessee, moved to have the bill, which would repeal or rewrite the law defining Tennessee whiskey, considered in a summer session committee, which the House and Senate committees voted to consider.

The Tennessee General Assembly legislative session is held to run from mid- January to late May, meaning that the current regulations that govern Tennessee whiskey will be upheld for another year.

The current standard of Tennessee Bourbon whiskey is a combination of laws that define Bourbon as a US product which were passed in 1964 and further regulation which passed in May of last year defining Tennessee whiskey.

Brown-Forman's Jack Daniel's whiskey was a big supporter of the law that passed last year without objection and currently Diageo is the main drinks giant challenging the regulations.

Brown-Forman's last quarter raised its financial expectation driven by growth from its Jack Daniel's brand. In January Diageo's stock was downgraded based on worse than expected sales volumes in emerging markets.

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