Beverage alcohol compliance, handled.
One AI-first application for every compliance obligation a producer, importer, retailer or 3PL carries — from the moment an order is placed, to the moment the return is filed and paid, to the letter that arrives from an agency six months later.
How it works
Four steps, mostly handled by AI.
Connect
Link your storefront, order sources, warehouse and accounting system. AI pulls your licenses, permits and products to build your profile.
Check
Every order is checked in real time against state rules — destination, product type, volume limits, license status and age.
File
Reports are prepared automatically, reviewed by you, filed and paid — with confirmations archived for audit.
Respond
Every email and letter from a regulatory or tax agency is received, read by AI, matched to the right license or filing, and answered — tracked until it's resolved.
Everything in Compliance
The depth you'd expect from the incumbents — rebuilt so the application does the work.
marks a feature powered by AI
Direct-to-consumer shipping
- Real-time ship / don't-ship decisions at checkout and order import
- Dry county, city and ZIP restrictions
- Product type and ABV rules by state
- Per-consumer volume limits tracked across every channel
- Age verification and adult-signature rules
- Automatic holds when a license or registration lapses
- AI explains every blocked order in plain English
Tax and reporting
- Sales tax and excise calculated at the address level
- Monthly, quarterly and annual direct shipper reports
- Federal TTB reports and state excise returns
- Report-driven payment: approve the return, the payment is scheduled
- Archive of every filing, confirmation and payment
- AI pre-reviews each return against prior periods before you approve
Agency correspondence — received and handled
- We receive email and postal mail from the TTB, state alcohol boards, departments of revenue and every other regulatory and tax agency you deal with
- A dedicated compliance mailing address and email inbox for agency correspondence
- AI reads each notice, letter or audit request and identifies the agency, entity, license and deadline
- Matched to the related filing, payment or license automatically
- AI drafts the response with the supporting records attached
- Responses sent by email, first-class mail or certified mail after your approval
- Every item tracked from receipt to resolution, with a complete history
Licenses and registrations
- Central register of federal and state licenses, permits and bonds
- Renewal alerts at 90, 60, 30 and 7 days with AI-drafted renewal packets
- State brand and label registrations with expiry tracking
- Label approval (COLA) tracking with AI pre-checks
- Price posting and price filing schedules
- AI reads license PDFs and fills the register for you
Wholesale and three-tier
- Distributor appointments and territory records
- Monthly supplier and gallonage reports by state
- Launch planner: target states, steps and expected approval dates
- Brand data repository shared with distributors and sales teams
3PL and fulfillment
- The 3PL's own compliance plus each client's, in one view
- Order gatekeeping before anything ships from the warehouse
- Client license currency and expiry monitoring
- Shipment tracking, exceptions and return-to-sender workflows
- Shareable license data with carriers and fulfillment partners
AI-guided implementation
- AI configures your setup from connected systems and documents
- Every AI-set value marked with its source for your review
- Step-by-step AI implementation guide
- History imported with AI column mapping
- Shadow mode to compare AI with your team before go-live
AI access from your tools
- Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Grok through MCP
- Ask questions of your live data in plain English
- Assistants propose; people approve and release
- Same roles and permissions as the application
What the AI actually does
Not a chatbot in the corner. AI is how the work gets done.
Sets itself up
AI reads your licenses, labels and catalog, works out which states, filings and due dates apply, and marks every value it set with its source.
Handles agency mail
Every letter and email from a regulator or tax agency is read, matched and answered — nothing sits in an inbox or a pile.
Drafts the paperwork
Returns, renewals and agency responses arrive prepared, so your team reviews instead of re-keying.
Controls you can show an auditor
- Every AI decision shows its reasoning and source rule
- Human approval before any return is filed or payment released
- Per-tenant credential vault for agency portals
- Complete, tamper-evident audit history
Connects with
Works even better together
Every Slingstone application shares the same data and the same AI.
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