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Beverage-industry updates, legal breakdowns, and our latest media features.

How Tennessee's Tourism Boom Affects Liquor Licensing Timelines

Licensing
Record tourism is driving new bars and restaurants, and stretching liquor-licensing timelines.

How to Get a Liquor License in Tennessee: The Complete Guide

Licensing
The full Tennessee liquor licensing process, step by step, from license type to your first pour.

Tennessee’s Drink-Spiking Law: What Bars and Restaurants Should Do Now

Compliance
Drink spiking is now a felony in Tennessee, with no new requirements for venues. What to build anyway.

Knoxville’s DORA Pilot: What It Means for Bars and Restaurants in the Zone

Licensing
Knoxville’s DORA pilot lets drinks leave the building. What businesses in the zone need to get right.

New Tennessee Liquor Laws 2026: Golf Courses, Barbershops, To-Go Cups, and What They Change

Licensing
The 2026 legislative session changed where a drink can travel and who can pour one in Tennessee.

TTB Allergen Labeling for Alcohol: What Tennessee Breweries, Distilleries, and Wineries Should Do Now

Compliance
Allergen disclosure on alcohol labels is voluntary now, but a proposed TTB rule would make it mandatory for Tennessee producers.