---
kind: "section"
citation: "27 C.F.R. § 5.166"
title: "27"
number: "5.166"
heading: "Statements of composition."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/27/5.166"
---

# §5.166. Statements of composition.

- (a) **Rules for the statement of composition.** When a statement of composition is required as part of a designation for a distilled spirits specialty product, the statement must be truthful and adequate.
- (b) **Cocktails.** A statement of the classes and types of distilled spirits used in the manufacture thereof will be deemed a sufficient statement of composition in the case of highballs, cocktails, and similar prepared specialties when the designation adequately indicates to the consumer the general character of the product.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 26 U.S.C. 5301, 7805, 27 U.S.C. 205 and 207.

### Source

Source: T.D. TTB-176, 87 7579, Feb. 9, 2022, unless otherwise noted.