Anybody try Black Coral Rum? - Tiki Drinks and Food

A AceExplorer Grand Member (8 years) Deep in the Jacksonville Flori-duh jungle. Joined: Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 2564	A AceExplorer Posted posted on Wed, Feb 11, 2015 11:56 AM There is a "three tier system" in Florida for liquor sold in the state: The distillery produces their product but may not immediately sell it. A distributor buys the rum from the distillery and transfers it to its warehouse and readies it for sale. Often the warehouse is hundreds of miles away, and the rum goes on a long and silly trip, the cost of which is later paid for by the consumer. The distillery buys back ITS OWN PRODUCT from the distributor and may then sell it to the consumer. I believe this may all be traced back to old control and tax revenue abuses from the bootlegger days, which were originally caused by Prohibition. Of course the government stepped in and got rid of that evil ol' prohibition, making their government rules and regulations the hero once again. Yay government.

There is a "three tier system" in Florida for liquor sold in the state:

The distillery produces their product but may not immediately sell it.
A distributor buys the rum from the distillery and transfers it to its warehouse and readies it for sale. Often the warehouse is hundreds of miles away, and the rum goes on a long and silly trip, the cost of which is later paid for by the consumer.
The distillery buys back ITS OWN PRODUCT from the distributor and may then sell it to the consumer.

I believe this may all be traced back to old control and tax revenue abuses from the bootlegger days, which were originally caused by Prohibition. Of course the government stepped in and got rid of that evil ol' prohibition, making their government rules and regulations the hero once again. Yay government.

Post #737167 by AceExplorer on Wed, Feb 11, 2015 11:56 AM