Alcohol Beverage Control
(ABC) Laws and Procedures
2026
Nontaxpaid Alcoholic Beverage - ANSWER ✔✔Taxes not paid on
alcohol.
Alcoholic Beverages - ANSWER ✔✔Any beverage 0.5% or greater
ABV. Includes malts, wines, spirits and mixed drinks.
Malt Beverage - ANSWER ✔✔Brewed/fermented beverages with
0.5% to 15% ABV. If over 6%, must have label showing alcohol content.
Unfortified Wine - ANSWER ✔✔16% or less ABV wine. Made by
fermentation of pure grapes, fruits, berries, rice or honey; or addition of
sugar; or addition of pure brandy from same original source.
, Fortified Wine - ANSWER ✔✔Wine between 16% and 24% ABV.
Made by fermentation of pure grapes, fruits, berries, rice or honey; or
addition of sugar; or addition of pure brandy from same original source.
Good Acronym for the different types of drinks. - ANSWER
✔✔"AMUFS"
Alcoholic beverages: 0.5%+
Malts: 0.5%-15%, 6%+ requires label
Unfortified wine: Up to 16%
Fortified Wine: 16%-24%
Spirituous liquour i.e. "Spirits": spirits/ghosts are very mysterious;
therefore, there is no given percentage of alcohol.
Mixed Beverage - ANSWER ✔✔(1) A drink composed in whole or in
part of spirituous liquor and served in a quantity less than the quantity
contained in a closed package. (2) A premixed cocktail served from a
closed package containing only one serving.
[Think of how mixed drinks are actually made. It's a mixture of different
alcohols/flavors from larger containers of alcohol, such as vodka or rum.
(ABC) Laws and Procedures
2026
Nontaxpaid Alcoholic Beverage - ANSWER ✔✔Taxes not paid on
alcohol.
Alcoholic Beverages - ANSWER ✔✔Any beverage 0.5% or greater
ABV. Includes malts, wines, spirits and mixed drinks.
Malt Beverage - ANSWER ✔✔Brewed/fermented beverages with
0.5% to 15% ABV. If over 6%, must have label showing alcohol content.
Unfortified Wine - ANSWER ✔✔16% or less ABV wine. Made by
fermentation of pure grapes, fruits, berries, rice or honey; or addition of
sugar; or addition of pure brandy from same original source.
, Fortified Wine - ANSWER ✔✔Wine between 16% and 24% ABV.
Made by fermentation of pure grapes, fruits, berries, rice or honey; or
addition of sugar; or addition of pure brandy from same original source.
Good Acronym for the different types of drinks. - ANSWER
✔✔"AMUFS"
Alcoholic beverages: 0.5%+
Malts: 0.5%-15%, 6%+ requires label
Unfortified wine: Up to 16%
Fortified Wine: 16%-24%
Spirituous liquour i.e. "Spirits": spirits/ghosts are very mysterious;
therefore, there is no given percentage of alcohol.
Mixed Beverage - ANSWER ✔✔(1) A drink composed in whole or in
part of spirituous liquor and served in a quantity less than the quantity
contained in a closed package. (2) A premixed cocktail served from a
closed package containing only one serving.
[Think of how mixed drinks are actually made. It's a mixture of different
alcohols/flavors from larger containers of alcohol, such as vodka or rum.
