---
kind: "section"
citation: "27 C.F.R. § 5.91"
title: "27"
number: "5.91"
heading: "Use of the term “pure.”"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/27/5.91"
---

# §5.91. Use of the term “pure.”


Distilled spirits labels, containers, or packaging may not bear the word “pure” unless it:

- (a) Refers to a particular ingredient used in the production of the distilled spirits, and is a truthful representation about that ingredient;
- (b) Is part of the bona fide name of a permittee or retailer for which the distilled spirits are bottled; or
- (c) **Is part of the bona fide name of the permittee that bottled the distilled spirits.**

## 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.