Straightforward regulatory consulting for distilleries and spirits businesses.
About Singularity Spirits
Regulatory compliance is part of running a distillery. It should not get in the way of running one.
Singularity Spirits helps distilleries and spirits businesses deal with the regulatory requirements that come with making, storing, moving, and selling alcohol. That means working through the regulations, understanding how they apply to the operation, and determining what actually needs to be done.
Sometimes the answer is a corrected record. Sometimes it is a permit amendment, a change in procedure, or a better way to handle a recurring compliance issue. The point is to solve the problem without losing sight of how the business actually operates.
01 / LABELS + FORMULAS
Labels, Formulas & COLAs
COLA submissions, label review, TTB formula applications, sample requirements, and formula documentation. I can help identify issues before a submission turns into a long exchange with TTB.
02 / OPERATIONS
DSP Operations & Records
Production records, gauging and proofing, inventory reconciliation, tax determination, operational reports, and recordkeeping. The goal is to make required records part of the normal production workflow, rather than an exercise done after the fact.
03 / LICENSING
Permits & Market Expansion
DSP permits, permit amendments, state licensing questions, new-market planning, and regulatory analysis when a business changes products, ownership, equipment, premises, or distribution.
04 / AUDIT + REMEDIATION
Internal & Mock Audit
A practical walk-through of your operation, using the same kinds of records, equipment, inventory, and procedures TTB will look at during an audit. The result is a clear list of what needs attention, before an inspector finds it for you.
05 / SYSTEMS
SOPs & Compliance Systems
SOPs, recordkeeping procedures, internal controls, and workflows built around the way the distillery actually operates. A good procedure is one the person doing the work can follow.
06 / PROJECTS
Consulting Projects
Focused help with the questions that do not fit neatly into a standard engagement. That can include unusual production scenarios, TTB correspondence, recordkeeping questions, or a second look at a proposed change.
The approach
Know the regulation. Understand the operation.
Practical
The regulation matters, but so does the process it governs. Advice is based on how spirits are actually produced, gauged, stored, transferred, bottled, and accounted for.
Direct
If the answer is clear, I will say so. If there is an issue, I will explain what it is, why it matters, and what I would do next.
Built to Last
Where appropriate, the work should leave the business with a procedure that keeps the same problem from coming back.
Tyler Derheim · Singularity Spirits
About Tyler
Experience from production to compliance.
Tyler Derheim has worked in the regulated beverage industry since 2010. He started in wine production and later moved into distilled spirits, working across formulation, production, compliance, laboratory services, operations, and consulting.
That experience includes helping build a startup DSP, working through the practical problems that come with scaling production, and consulting with distilleries on the regulatory and operational questions that come up from day to day.
Before getting into the alcohol industry, Tyler built and ran a marketing company that grossed millions of dollars annually. As its sole owner and operator, he learned the less glamorous parts of running a business firsthand. He holds a degree in Business Management Economics from UC Santa Cruz.
Have a compliance question? Let's talk.
New clients and project inquiries welcome
hello@singularityspirits.com