The Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously on Tuesday to forward a letter of support to the Alaska Legislature for a bill that would allow distilleries to again serve cocktails.

The letter comes after the Alcohol Beverage Control Board changed a state regulation in January that redefines a “distilleries product.”

The new definition limits such a product to a “spirit made or distilled in the licensed facility.” The changed regulation stipulates that distilleries may provide non-alcoholic…