DES MOINES — Small Iowa liquor distillers soon may be toasting a new state law that would permit them to sell their product on site.

After years of pleading for changes to — in their view — level the playing field with their cousins in beer- and winemaking, small distilleries would be able to sell their product in single servings on site if legislation continues to advance through the Iowa Legislature.

“It’s the bill that we need to get parity with the states around us, and it also puts spirits closer to a level playing field with beer and wine in the state,” said Jeff Quint, owner of Cedar Ridge Winery and Distillery in Swisher. “It’s what we’ve been looking for.”

Small breweries and wineries have been allowed to sell their product by the glass on site, but state law prevents distilleries from doing the same.

Distillers have spent the past few years lobbying state lawmakers to change that, but previous proposals did not garner sufficient support.

Read the full article on the Cedar Rapids Gazette website.