Selling Flavoured Vodka

scuzz

Sorry if this isn't the place to put this, but a friend gave me an idea and I'm hitting brick walls in finding out info.

She suggested I sell the flavoured vodka I do. But would this be legal Can you re-sell alcohol you've already bought? I've seen something online about a man who makes bacon vodka which it looks like he sells.

I know I'd need a license if it is legal. But I would sell at farmers markets and alike, so would that be a different license?

Anyone with any knowledge about this would be a huge help.

Thank you

RaksP_2

Well first you would need a licence to sell alcohol, like a pub or off licence has. But then I cant see why you could not mix the drink then sell it. Pubs do this all day! They mix JD/ Vodka etc with coke/ juice etc.

Anglea

Flavoured vodka -I would imagine there would be all sorts of health and safety issues regarding the ingredients, and your kitchen or where ever you were going to do it. And the bottles - they would need to be sterilised etc. Why don't your find out as much as you can about that man that already does it, perhaps contact him. Good luck.

LittleCharlie

Yes, you would need some sort of license. A friend want's to homebrew cider to sell at farmers markets and the license fees are the prohibitive thing. That's why lots of brewers go in to co-ops so that they only have to pay one license fee.

Don't forget all the health and safety requirements too, and I'd guess you'd need to have your product tested.

And all the food labeling requirements.

And you might even need a wine and spirits license, you'd need to go to court for that.