美国最高法院本周宣布将重新考虑一部已有160年历史的联邦法律，该法禁止美国人在家蒸馏酒精饮料1。根据现行法律，违反禁令的人面临最高五年监禁和一万美元罚款1。这一决定为长期争取合法化权利的家庭蒸馏爱好者带来了希望。
业余蒸馏者希望推翻这一禁令，使家庭蒸馏酒与已合法的家庭酿啤酒和葡萄酒获得同等法律地位1。律师Robert Alt表示，"这部具体的法律既荒谬又违宪"1。值得注意的是，美国开国者乔治·华盛顿本人曾在家蒸馏过酒精饮料1。部分州已率先行动，密苏里州和新罕布什尔州等地已通过法律允许居民在家生产一定量烈酒供个人消费，其中密苏里州1995年的法律规定每人每年可蒸馏100加仑、每户每年200加仑1。
然而，该案面临来自政府律师和烈酒行业协会的反对，双方对安全和税收问题表示担忧1。下级法院对这一禁令的合宪性已出现分歧：一份判决认定该禁令违宪，另一份则得出相反结论1。美国最高法院预计将在2027年夏季做出最终裁决1。
The U.S. Supreme Court announced this week that it will revisit a 160-year-old federal prohibition on home distillation of spirits, marking a potential shift in American alcohol policy 1. Currently, producing distilled alcohol at home is illegal across the United States, with violators facing up to five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both 1.
Amateur distillers view this case as an opportunity to bring homemade spirits into legal parity with home beer and wine production, which have been permitted for decades 1. However, the initiative faces opposition from government lawyers and spirits industry associations, who cite safety and tax revenue concerns 1. An attorney for the plaintiffs, Robert Alt, has characterized the law as "both absurd and unconstitutional" 1. The Supreme Court is expected to render its decision in the summer of 2027 1.
The legal landscape around home distillation has become fragmented in recent years. Lower courts have reached conflicting conclusions, with one ruling determining the 160-year-old ban violates the Constitution while another upheld it 1. Several states, including Missouri and New Hampshire, have already enacted legislation permitting home production of spirits for personal consumption, with Missouri's 1995 law allowing individuals to distill up to 100 gallons per person annually, or 200 gallons per household 1. Notably, George Washington himself engaged in home distillation of alcoholic beverages 1.
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