Effective March 2018 

Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC) recently concluded a

review of the liquor tasting policy, which included an evaluation of existing

policy as well as consultations with industry associations.

As a result of this review, a number of changes were made to the tasting policy.  

 

If you have any questions regarding the amendment to policy, please contact

the AGLC Compliance Branch at Inspections.mailbox@aglc.ca.

 

Specific areas where amendments were made or new policies introduced include:

• Definition of a liquor tasting;

• Tasting servers required to have ProServe certification;

• Changes to maximum tasting sizes;

• Agencies permitted to bring unfinished product to a tasting with prior

• approval of the licensee;

• Required information needed when conducting a tasting;

• Increase in maximum staffing costs from $20 to $25 per hour;

•  Allow licensees to charge customers for cost recovery on items such as

• the liquor product, complementary food items and staffing costs; and

• Clarification of what the licensee’s cost of a product entails.