"This final rule amends the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) regulations that set forth the standards of identity for distilled spirits to include 'American single malt whisky' as a type of whisky that is produced in the United States and meets certain criteria," the TTB wrote in a briefing.
"A petition to recognize American Single Malt Whiskey actually began in October 2017, when three distilleries on behalf of the American Single Malt Whiskey Commission (ASMWC) petitioned the TTB for an 'establishment of a standard of identity to define the 'American single malt whisky' category."
"For a whiskey to qualify as an American single malt, it must be made at one U.S. distillery (including mashing, distillation and aging), feature a mashbill of 100% malted barley produced in the U.S.... distilled at no less than 80% ABV and bottled at no less than 40% ABV."
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