Section 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.16 Tex. Admin. Code § 45.126
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 34, August 20, 2021, TexReg 5184, eff. 9/1/2021