Lawmakers mull full repeal of Tenn. whiskey law

By Erik Schelzig

Published March 18, 2014 8:31pm ET

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Lawmakers mull full repeal of Tenn. whiskey law — Phil Pritchard, owner of Pritchard's Distillery, holds up a copy of federal alcohol regulations during a House State Government Committee in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, March 18, 2014. Pritchard, whose Kelso-based distillery was exempted from last year's law establishing a legal definition of Tennessee whiskey, testified in favor a full repeal of the measure. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig) | Erik Schelzig

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — State lawmakers are considering an outright repeal of a 2013 law that established, for the first time, a legal definition of Tennessee whiskey.

Supporters of the move in the House State Government Committee said Tuesday that the law enacted last year unfairly benefits Jack Daniel’s, the world’s most famous Tennessee whiskey.

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