The most popular liquor in every Virginia city and county

[TexasTowelie]

Every year, Virginia’s state-run liquor monopoly puts out a roster of its best-selling products. And this year, just like the year before, Tito’s Handmade Vodka took the top spot.

But those overall sales figures conceal a rich and varied tapestry of local liquor preference.

Courtesy of freshly compiled data by the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, here’s a never-before-seen look at which booze brands residents of every city and county spent the most money on during the fiscal year that ended June 2019.

It’s Tito’s in the suburbs.

There are some exceptions — rural Bath County, for instance, which perhaps not coincidentally is home to the luxury Omni Homestead Resort — but the state’s suburbs and Northern Virginia in particular go hard on Tito’s Handmade Vodka.

Read more: https://www.virginiamercury.com/2019/11/27/map-the-most-popular-liquor-in-every-virginia-city-and-county/

[rampartc]

1. i would have figured more bourbon

jack danials and jim beam in particular.

no scotch? many people love it.

we sell lots of tequila as well.

I like a mid range vodka. absolute is perfect. pure potato squeezins . keep the artificial color and flavor.

[underpants]

3. Vodka doesn't smell.

At least not like bourbon. A little sippy sip in the yoga pants and its off to Home Goods!

[BBG]

7. Absolut is made from wheat

Try Luksusowa for a potato vodka, we like it.

[underpants]

2. Cheap vodka at Radford

Not surprising.

[no_hypocrisy]

4. No loyalty.

I grew up with Virginia Gentlemen (bourbon).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Gentleman

[Recursion]

5. Not visible in Europe. Can you tell me what Arlington and Alexandria are? (nt)

[TexasTowelie]

6. It looks like Jim Bean territory. nt