Miller Brewing Co. and other alcoholic-drink makers will have to change their formulas for flavored malt beverages, such as Skyy Blue and Smirnoff Ice, because of a new government rule.
The U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau published regulations that restrict the alcohol content of flavored malt beverages. The new regulations require at least 51% of alcohol in flavored malt beverages be the product of brewing and not from distilled spirits flavors added to the drinks.