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jfoutz on July 22, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Whiskey Rebellion

Well, we also license drivers and doctors. I don't know what a craft distiller's license actually involves, but hopefully it requires a certain amount of cleanliness and correct separation of the alcohol.

tptacek on July 22, 2012 [–]

It's an artifact of prohibition that was later captured by commercial distillers as a way of reducing competition.

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