What other permits can I have if I manufacture?
1. Other manufacturer permits: You may apply for any other type of manufacturing permit for use at either your main manufacturing premises or a new location.
2. Restaurant Permit: You must have a full kitchen, full menu, 400 square feet of dining and seating for 20 patrons. Allows you to have a full bar. May use at your main manufacturing premises or at an auxiliary location.
3. Connecticut Craft Café Permit: Allows you to sell any class of Connecticut-made alcohol that you do not produce. For example, if you are a brewery, you may sell Connecticut wine and spirits, but not beer. Requires some food availability. May use at your main manufacturing premises or at an auxiliary location.
4. Brand Registration: If you wholesaler yourself or appoint a wholesaler, your products must be brand registered.
5. Farmer’s Market Permit: This permit allows you to conduct retail sales of sealed alcohol you’ve manufactured at farmer’s markets. You must be invited to the farmer’s market and are limited to 10 locations a year.
6. Festival permit: You may attend a festival at the invitation of the organizer and holder of the festival permit. At the festival, you are allowed to conduct free or paid tastings, sell at retail for consumption at the festival, and sell at retail to go.
Does Connecticut allow alternating proprietorships or contract manufacturing?
Yes, both arrangements are allowed. There are many specific rules for each type of arrangement, so please review the pertinent laws and contact Liquor Control with specific questions.
1. Alternating Proprietorships: More than one manufacturer controls the premises and uses it to manufacture, but at different times. Each participant must hold a manufacturing permit with the shared space as the primary address. Applies to the manufacturing of all alcohol classes.
2. Contract Manufacturing: A primary manufacturer makes alcohol on behalf of a contracting party. The primary manufacturer must have a manufacturer permit. The contracting party must hold a shipper, wholesaler, or manufacturer permit themselves. Applies to the manufacturing of all alcohol classes.