27 CFR § 31.233 - Mixing cocktails in advance of sale.

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title: "27 CFR § 31.233 - Mixing cocktails in advance of sale."
title_number: 27
title_name: "Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms"
section_number: "31.233"
section_name: "Mixing cocktails in advance of sale."
chapter_name: "ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
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# 31.233 Mixing cocktails in advance of sale.

A retail liquor dealer shall not mix cocktails, or compound any alcoholic liquors in advance of sale, except for the purpose of filling, for immediate consumption on the premises, orders received, or expected to be immediately received, at the bar. See § 31.204 for additional mixed cocktail rules.

(26 U.S.C. 5002)