B.	Organization and operations - The Company is principally engaged in the importation, marketing and sale of premium and super premium rums, whiskey, liqueurs, vodka and related non-alcoholic beverage products in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia.

D.

Liquidity – In April 2018, the Company extended the term of the $20,000,000 11% subordinated note to September 15, 2020 (as described in Note 18). The Company believes that its current cash and working capital and the availability under the Credit Facility (as defined in Note 8C) will enable it to fund its obligations until it achieves profitability, ensure continuity of supply of its brands and support new brand initiatives and marketing programs through at least June 2019. The Company can continue to meet its operating needs through additional mechanisms including additional or expanded debt financings, potential equity offerings and limiting or adjusting the timing of additional inventory purchases based on available resources.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

F.	Cash and cash equivalents - The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with a maturity at date of acquisition of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Trade Accounts Receivable

H.

Trade accounts receivable - The Company records trade accounts receivable at net realizable value. This value includes an appropriate allowance for estimated uncollectible accounts to reflect anticipated losses on the trade accounts receivable balances. The Company calculates this allowance based on its history of write-offs, level of past due accounts based on contractual terms of the receivables and its relationships with and economic status of its customers. For the years ended March 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded an addition to allowances for doubtful accounts of $59,012, $123,200 and $61,000, respectively.

Inventories

J.

Inventories - Inventories are comprised of distilled spirits, dry good raw materials (bottles, labels, corks and caps), packaging, finished goods, excise taxes and freight and are valued at the lower of cost or market, using the weighted average cost method. The Company assesses the valuation of its inventories and reduces the carrying value of those inventories that are obsolete or in excess of the Company’s forecasted usage to their estimated net realizable value. The Company estimates the net realizable value of such inventories based on analyses and assumptions including, but not limited to, historical usage, expected future demand and market requirements. A change to the carrying value of inventories is recorded in cost of goods sold. See Note 3.

During the years ended March 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded an addition to allowances for obsolete and slow-moving inventory of $376,611, $240,000 and $200,000, respectively. The Company recorded these allowances and write-offs on both raw materials and finished goods, primarily in connection with spoilage and slow-moving inventory, label and packaging changes made to certain brands, as well as adjustments to estimated freight costs and excise taxes and certain cost variances. The charges have been recorded as increases to Cost of Sales in the respective years.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

L.

Goodwill and other intangible assets - Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price including related costs over the value assigned to the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets of businesses acquired. Goodwill and other identifiable intangible assets with indefinite lives are not amortized, but instead are tested for impairment annually, or more frequently if circumstances indicate a possible impairment may exist. Intangible assets with estimable useful lives are amortized over their respective estimated useful lives, generally on a straight-line basis, and are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable.

Under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 350, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other”, impairment of goodwill must be tested at least annually by comparing the fair values of the applicable reporting units with the carrying amount of their net assets, including goodwill. An entity may first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. If determined to be necessary, the two-step impairment test shall be used. The required two-step approach uses accounting judgments and estimates of future operating results. Changes in estimates or the application of alternative assumptions could produce significantly different results. The estimates that most significantly affect the fair value calculation are related to revenue growth, cost of sales, selling and marketing expenses and discount rates. Impairment testing is done at the reporting level. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s net assets exceeds the unit’s fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to the excess of the carrying amount of goodwill over its implied fair value. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined in the same manner as the amount of goodwill recognized in a business combination with the fair value of the reporting unit deemed to be the purchase price paid. Rights, trademarks, trade names and formulations are indefinite lived intangible assets not subject to amortization and are tested for impairment at least annually. The impairment test consists of a comparison of the fair value of the asset group allocated to each reporting unit with its allocated carrying amount.

Under the goodwill qualitative assessment at March 31, 2018 and 2017, various events and circumstances that would affect the estimated fair value of each reporting unit were identified, including, but not limited to: prior years’ impairment testing results, budget to actual results, Company-specific facts and circumstances, industry developments, and the economic environment. Based on this assessment, the Company determined that no quantitative assessment was required.

Shipping and Handling

N

Shipping and handling - The Company reflects as inventory costs freight-in and related external handling charges relating to the purchase of raw materials and finished goods. These costs are charged to cost of sales at the time the underlying product is sold. The Company also incurs shipping costs in connection with its various marketing activities, including the shipment of point of sale materials to the Company’s regional sales managers and customers, and the costs of shipping product in connection with its various marketing programs and promotions. These shipping charges are included in selling expense and were $2,797,701, $2,347,121 and $2,635,430 for the years ended March 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Distributor Charges and Promotional Goods

P.

Distributor charges and promotional goods - The Company incurs charges from its distributors for a variety of transactions and services rendered by the distributor, including product depletions, product samples for various promotional purposes, in-store tastings and training where legal, and local advertising where legal. Such charges are reflected as selling expense as incurred. Also, the Company has entered into arrangements with certain of its distributors whereby the purchase of a particular product or products by a distributor is accompanied by a percentage of the sale being composed of promotional goods or as a predetermined discount percentage of dollars off invoice. In such cases, the cost of the promotional goods is charged to cost of sales and dollars off invoice are a reduction to revenue.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

R.

Fair value of financial instruments - ASC 825, “Financial Instruments”, defines the fair value of a financial instrument as the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties and requires disclosure of the fair value of certain financial instruments. The Company believes that there is no material difference between the fair-value and the reported amounts of financial instruments in the Company’s balance sheets due to the short-term maturity of these instruments, or with respect to the Company’s debt, as compared to the current borrowing rates available to the Company.

The Company’s investments are reported at fair value in accordance with authoritative guidance, which accomplishes the following key objectives:

	-	Defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date;
	-	Establishes a three-level hierarchy (“valuation hierarchy”) for fair value measurements;
	-	Requires consideration of the Company’s creditworthiness when valuing liabilities; and
	-	Expands disclosures about instruments measured at fair value.

The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. A financial instrument’s categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels of the valuation hierarchy are as follows:

	-	Level 1 - inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
	-	Level 2 - inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are directly or indirectly observable for the asset or liability for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.
	-	Level 3 - inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

Research and Development Costs

T.	Research and development costs - The costs of research, development and product improvement are charged to expense as incurred and are included in selling expense.

Use of Estimates

V.

Use of estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates include the accounting for items such as evaluating annual impairment tests, derivative instruments and equity issuances, warrant valuation, stock-based compensation, allowances for doubtful accounts and inventory obsolescence, depreciation, amortization and expense accruals.

Accounting Standards Adopted

X

Accounting standards adopted - In August 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2017-12, “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) - Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities” (“ASU 2017-12”), which improves the financial reporting of hedging relationships to better portray the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities in its financial statements and makes certain targeted improvements to simplify the qualification and application of the hedge accounting compared to current GAAP. This update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this guidance in the current period and determined that its adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting,” which simplifies several aspects of the accounting for employee share-based payment transactions, including the accounting for income taxes and statutory tax withholding requirements, as well as classification in the statement of cash flows. The guidance became effective for the Company beginning April 1, 2017. The Company determined that the adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, “Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory,” which changes the measurement principle for inventory from the lower of cost or market to the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is defined as estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. The new guidance has been applied on a prospective basis and became effective for the Company as of April 1, 2017. The Company determined that the adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.