California busting bars for infusions

California's Alcohol Beverage Control Board is citing bars for making their own infused spirits. An old law prohibits rectification - defined as any process where distilled spirits are cut, blended, mixed or infused with other ingredients which change the character and identity of the spirit.

Now I can understand the need for a law something like this. I knew a guy who woke up paralyzed after a night of drinking in the third world. It was thankfully temporary and he subsequently discovered that it was well known that certain bar operators added insecticide to their hooch as a cheap way to stretch it out without losing any kick. No one wants that.

But the way they seem to be enforcing this, one has to wonder where they draw the line. Are they going to bust someone for adulterating their gin with tonic? What if they add a wedge of lime?