16 Tex. Admin. Code § 45.126 - Additional Mandatory Statements for Distilled Spirits
(a) Alcoholic content. The alcoholic content
shall be stated by percentage by volume for distilled spirits except that it
may be stated in proof of cordials and liqueurs, cocktails, highballs, and such
other specialties as may be specified by the administrator.
(b) Percentage of neutral spirits and name of
commodity.
(1) In the case of distilled
spirits (other than cordials, liqueurs, and specialties) produced by blending
or rectification, if neutral spirits have been used in the production thereof,
there shall be stated the percentage of neutral spirits so used and the name of
the commodity from which such neutral spirits have been distilled. The
statement of percentage and the name of the commodity shall be made in
substantially the following form: "_____% neutral spirits distilled from _____
(insert grain, cane products, or fruit, as appropriate)"; or "_____% neutral
spirits (vodka) distilled from _____ (insert grain, cane products, or fruit, as
appropriate)"; or "_____% grain (cane products), (fruit) neutral spirits"; or
"_____% grain spirits."
(2) In the
case of neutral spirits or of gin produced by a process of continuous
distillation, there shall be stated the name of the commodity from which such
neutral spirits or gin has been distilled. The statement of the name of the
commodity shall be made in substantially the following form: "distilled from
grain," or "distilled from cane products," or "distilled from fruit."
(3) Retailers are exempt from the provisions
of this subsection.
(c)
Price advertising. All distilled spirits advertised with prices by package
store permittees shall state the brand name of the distilled spirits offered
for sale.
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