Bottling and packaging records.

§ 19.599 Bottling and packaging records. A proprietor who bottles or packages spirits must prepare a “bottling and packaging” record for each lot of spirits bottled or packaged. The bottling and packaging record must contain the following information: (a) Bottling tank number; (b) Serial number of the record (which must commence with “1” at the start of each calendar or fiscal year, or be a unique identifying number that is not repeated); (c) Formula number (if any) under which the batch was produced; (d) Serial number of the dump/batch record from which the spirits were received; (e) Kind of distilled spirits product (including age, if claimed); (f) Details of the tank gauge (including proof, wine gallons, proof gallons, and, if applicable, obscuration); (g) The date the bottles or packages were filled; (h) The size of the bottles or packages filled, the number of bottles per case, and the number of cases or packages filled; (i) Serial numbers by brand name of the cases or other containers filled; (j) Proof of the spirits bottled or packaged (if different from the proof recorded under paragraph (f) of this section); (k) Total quantity bottled, packaged, or otherwise disposed of in bulk; (l) Losses or gains of the distilled spirits product; and (m) If labeled as bottled in bond, a statement to that effect. (26 U.S.C. 5207) [T.D. TTB–92, 76 FR 9090, Feb. 16, 2011, as amended by T.D. TTB–92a, 76 FR 19908, Apr. 11, 2011]