The U.S. Is One Step Closer to Legalizing Home Distilling. Here’s Everything You Need to Know.

Bootleggers may not be getting the boot much longer. In April, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans deemed a 158-year-old federal ban on home distilling unconstitutional. The legislation was first put in place in 1868 during Reconstruction and aimed to curtail liquor tax evasion. Deciding in favor of the Hobby Distillers Association (HDA), the appellate court ruled that the ban didn’t help the government generate any tax revenue as it entirely inhibits the production of goods that could potentially be taxable if a home distiller were to bring them to market. The article The U.S. Is One Step Closer to Legalizing Home Distilling. Here’s Everything You Need to Know. appeared first on VinePair.