California Agents Crack Down on ‘Infused’ Booze

February 24th, 2010 admin

The California Alcoholic Beverage Control agency is cracking down on bars and restaurants that make their own “infused” drinks such as limoncellos. Alcoholic Beverage Control’s “agents have been in San Francisco recently sniffing out these grievous lawbreakers,” reports Michael Bauer of the San Francisco Chronicle ’s Between Meals blog.


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