Methods of drawing samples:
The samples shall be drawn by the distillery officer in the presence of distillery representative duly authorized in this behalf by the distillery. All the four samples shall be sealed with the seal of the distillery officer, and the seal shall carry the joint signature of the distillery officer and distillery representatives.
Out of the four samples one sample shall be issued to the distillery representative, one shall be retained by the distillery officer and the two remaining samples shall be send to the authorised laboratory under State Excise escort. The laboratory shall accept the samples if the seals are intact and analyse one sample normally within seven working days from the date of receipt of the samples. The second sample duly sealed shall be preserved by the laboratory for atleast one month after sending the analysis report of the first sample. If the distillery within a period of one month from the date of receipt of the analysis report does not contest the results of the analysis report it may be disposed off
The laboratory shall send the analysis report to the distillery officer and to the distillery separately, normally within ten working days from the date of receipt of sample. The sample report shall contain the percentage of total reducing sugars, fermentable sugars, sulphated ash and volatile acidity. The analysis shall be carried out at ambient temperature.
If the distillery accepts the analysis report, the remaining samples lying with the distillery of the same batch number shall be added back to the molasses in storage tank.