Check the Control State Liquor Store for Rare and Unique Spirits
If you are looking for rare, limited and unusual spirits, a government-controlled liquor store is your best bet.
While researching the ABC world of states , Serious Eats’ Aaron Goldfarb found that excellent liquor can often be found on shelves in many government liquor stores. While laws vary from state to state, many ABC states, including Oregon, Idaho, New Hampshire and Virginia, to name a few of the 17 still in force, have legal monopolies over the wholesale and retail sales of alcoholic beverages. While this can be frustrating for people living in these states, it also means that these stores can have well-considered choices.
Essentially, controlling states want to discourage heavy drinking, so they fill their store shelves with liquor focused on drinking better, not more. Goldfarb says you can find limited bottling of rare whiskeys and special editions of other spirits that may never see the light of day in privatized states. Your mileage may vary, but if you’re looking for some unique bullshit it’s worth checking out the control state’s liquor stores. You can find out more about government spirits by following the link below.
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