# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 31. Washington County

### Subtitle 13. Temporary Licenses

#### Section 31-1309

(a) There is a liquor tasting license (LTL).

(b) The Board may issue the license to a holder of any class of beer, wine, and liquor license.

(c) The license authorizes the holder to allow:

  (1) the on-premises consumption of liquor for tasting; and

  (2) a wholesaler or supplier to present various liquors from a single brand owner.

(d) The license holder shall notify the Board in writing at least 10 days before a tasting event.

(e) A license holder may not serve more than 1 ounce of a single liquor to a single individual.

(f)

  (1) A maximum of four bottles may be open at any one time at a liquor tasting event.

  (2) After a bottle of liquor is opened for a tasting event:

    (i) the contents of the bottle may not be mixed with that of any other bottle; and

    (ii) the bottle shall be destroyed when empty.

(g) A license holder may not charge for the liquor tasting.

(h) The license may be used for a maximum of:

  (1) 12 days in a licensing year for a 12-tasting license; and

  (2) 24 days in a licensing year for a 24-tasting license.

(i) A single tasting event may not exceed 4 hours.

(j) The annual license fees are:

  (1) $300 for a 12-tasting license; and

  (2) $500 for a 24-tasting license.

---

Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)