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NUMBER 15

Washington, Friday, April 3, 1936
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Federal Alcohol Administration.
F ebruary 28, 1936.

To All Bottlers and Importers of Distilled Spirits:
Pursuant to Section 321 of Regulations 5, Relating to the Labeling and Advertising of Distilled Spirits, the following form of Government label is hereby prescribed for all classes and types of distilled spirits.
Class and Type 1 Alcoholic content.
2 Net contents.
3 Percentage of neutral spirits and name of com modity from which distilled.
4 Age statement.
5 Artificial or excessive coloring or flavoring.
6 State of distillation.

In the case of cordials and liqueurs, alcoholic content may be stated by degrees of proof or percentage of volume, as follows: _____ proof ____ % Alcohol by Volume.
2 Net Contents. The net contents, unless blown in the bottle, shall be stated as follows:
I f one pint, one quart, or one gallon, the net contents shall be so stated.
I f less than a pint, the net contents shall be stated in fractions of a pint; as for example % pint.
I f more than a pint, but less than a quart, the net contents shall be stated in fractions of a quart, as for example %
quart.
I f more than a quart, but less than a gallon, the net con tents shall be stated in fractions of a gallon, as for example Yz gallon.
A ll fractions shall be expressed in their lowest denomina tion. I f blown in the bottle, net contents need not be stated.
3 Percentage of Neutral Spirits and Name of Commodity from which Distilled. In the case of neutral spirits, only the name of the commodity from which distilled need be stated. Such statement shall be as follows:

I f all of the mandatory information required by Section 32 c of Regulations 6 appears on the brand label, in the manner and form prescribed by the regulations, no separate Government label need be used. The Government label, Distilled from however, if used, shall be prepared in the manner and form Grain.
above prescribed. I f any of the prescribed statements, as Cane products.
itemized above, are not applicable to the particular product Fruit.
to which the label is to be affixed such as Artificial or ex or
cessive coloring or flavoring , or if any such statement is Grain neutral spirits alcohol.
not authorized by the Regulations to appear upon the label Cane products.
of any particular product, all reference thereto shall be Fruit.
omitted. In the event that any such statement is omitted, In the case of gin produced by a process of continuous however, all other statements, applicable to the particular product, shall appear in the form above prescribed, and in the distillation, only the name of the commodity from which Xlistilled need be stated. Such statement shall be as order enumerated.
The words Government Label or Federal Alcohol Ad follows:
ministration Label or similar words shall not be printed or Distilled from otherwise stated on any label for distilled spirits. The label Grain.
herein prescribed shall contain only the mandatory informa Cane products.
tion above enumerated, and no other printed or graphic mat Fruit.
ter shall appear thereon. However, if the bottler desires to In the case of distilled spirits other than cordials, liqueurs, use a black label containing printed or graphic matter which and specialties produced by blending or rectification, if does not conflict with the Regulations, the mandatory label neutral spirits are used therein, the percentage of such neu information may be stated on such label, if it is stated in the tral spirits and the name of the commodity from which dis manner and form herein prescribed and is separated by a tilled shall be stated as follows r heavy line or a wide space from all other matter appearing ____% neutral spirits distilled from grain cane prod on such label.
ucts fruit o r ____% grain cane products fruit neutral spirits.
PART n. MANNER OF STATING MANDATORY INFORMATION
In the case of blended whiskey or spirit whiskey, as defined The mandatory information required to appear upon the in the standards of identity, Regulations 5, the above state Government label shall be stated in the following manner: ment shall appear in immediate conjunction with the re 1
Alcoholic Content. Except in the case of cordials andquired age statement.
liqueurs, alcoholic content shall be stated in degrees of proof, 4 Age Statements.
as follows: ______ proof.
11 F. R. l i e sec. 32c and 125 sec. 82 as amended by Amend ment No. 1, Regulation No. 5.

a In the case of neutral spirits, gin, liqueurs, cordials, vodka, cocktails, gin fizzes, highballs, bitters, and special ties, age statements are prohibited.
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