Noon Whistle Brewing fined for selling cicada-infused shots of Malort

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Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Suburban brewery fined over cicada-infused shots of Malort
Noon Whistle Brewing got massive attention for selling the infused Malort while two cicada broods were overlapping.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A suburban brewery with has been fined for selling cicada-infused shots of Malort back in May.

Noon Whistle Brewing, which has locations in Lombard and Naperville, got massive attention for selling the drink while two cicada broods were overlapping.

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But since then, the Illinois Liquor Control Commission confirmed the business was cited and fined for the shot.

Illinois law mandates that infusions be mixed and stored on the licensed premises.

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There are also requirements on how they must be labeled and stored.

The manager at the brewery's Lombard location told ABC7 they were fined even after they stopped serving the drink.