21+ ID Required to Buy Wine Ice-Cream and Sorbet
A new bill passed by New York lawmakers will regulate the sale of ice-cream and sorbet containing wine, prohibiting sale to anyone under age 21 (although ice cream makers do not need a liquor license). Alcohol content must also be limited to 5 percent by volume, and warning labels must be placed on the product. If you're looking to get pleasantly buzzed, just know that you're gonna have to eat a lot: two gallons of wine ice-cream or one pint of wine sorbet are the equivalent to one glass. [via Gothamist]
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4 Comments:
this is so stupid. no one is going to get drunk off this stuff. on the other hand, any kid can buy a bottle of listerine and drink that if they wanted to... not to mention any number of other potentially intoxicating products. makes you wonder why they bothered. the politicians that took this initiatives should be tarred and feathered and run out of town on a rail.
simon at 4:46PM on 06/23/08
I guess them feather merchants have to justify thier jobs by passing nonsense...just make sure they stay on that side of the coast..
Markbb at 4:55PM on 06/23/08
It's the same thing with chocolate "cordials" which usually have only 2-4% alcohol content ... getting a buzz off of such things might be what's making America fat!
cybele at 5:56PM on 06/23/08
Nanny'ism at its best. New York and California are becoming quite skilled in the art.
Have any of these politicians tried wine ice cream? Although I can't speak for wine sorbet, and wine ice cream is quite tasty, I find it a bit too overwhelming after about 1/2 to 1 cup. I can understand restrictions up to a certain age, but 21? Come on....
Asado at 6:00PM on 06/23/08