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Liquor Handbook 2015 50 The Markets for Distilled Spirits Straight Whiskey LICENSE STATES Alaska 36,210 43,780 46,160 48,310 49,420 50,770 Arizona 288,270 328,020 332,800 342,990 345,310 348,900 Arkansas 194,270 217,230 219,020 223,300 222,100 221,700 California 1,494,350 1,645,260 1,672,890 1,743,860 1,770,440 1,800,750 Colorado 338,610 348,390 353,810 367,110 372,250 376,800 Connecticut 96,150 94,550 98,550 102,000 103,150 104,690 Delaware 47,030 53,950 54,250 56,110 56,670 57,440 District of Columbia 56,280 55,290 55,570 55,970 55,020 54,280 Florida 861,110 932,700 972,480 998,930 1,001,930 1,008,550 Georgia 411,240 363,600 373,560 385,000 387,700 391,800 Hawaii 42,370 50,760 53,260 54,800 55,080 55,560 Illinois 494,850 479,270 484,800 496,680 497,180 499,490 Indiana 350,280 357,220 358,220 368,200 369,670 372,490 Kansas 149,840 152,770 153,620 158,850 160,440 162,600 Kentucky 501,450 471,370 478,690 504,500 517,630 524,990 Louisiana 282,340 305,560 299,670 312,900 319,160 322,700 Maryland 334,310 316,520 324,200 332,850 333,850 336,050 Massachusetts 221,690 225,730 236,840 243,000 243,220 244,320 Minnesota 169,970 166,690 176,600 181,200 181,560 182,550 Missouri 413,370 424,570 433,570 441,100 438,010 436,520 Nebraska 71,440 72,950 74,000 76,400 77,010 77,900 Nevada 140,780 151,420 159,000 164,510 166,320 168,750 New Jersey 233,550 238,190 251,200 254,700 252,150 250,540 New Mexico 106,260 120,280 122,890 125,650 125,400 125,600 New York 431,890 436,260 460,300 474,400 477,720 482,800 North Dakota 20,380 24,150 24,750 25,440 25,540 25,730 Oklahoma 158,740 166,820 168,480 174,200 175,940 178,340 Rhode Island 29,360 28,990 31,100 32,000 32,160 32,430 South Carolina 232,000 236,460 235,300 243,000 245,190 248,290 South Dakota 26,820 30,430 32,310 33,010 32,950 33,000 Tennessee 392,520 391,390 404,080 421,100 428,680 434,850 Texas 954,100 988,650 996,770 1,025,100 1,029,200 1,037,000 Washington — — — — — — Wisconsin 242,140 256,630 257,520 265,900 268,290 271,630 License State Total 9,823,970 10,175,850 10,396,260 10,733,070 10,816,340 10,919,810 CONTROL STATES Alabama 271,910 271,020 272,810 270,650 268,840 275,720 Idaho 49,340 52,550 57,270 61,500 64,800 66,520 Iowa 95,720 102,170 105,770 111,490 115,850 120,220 Maine 37,450 40,110 40,810 41,290 41,290 43,130 Michigan 336,270 349,370 357,800 359,550 360,070 359,370 Mississippi 197,830 197,010 200,100 199,030 196,890 197,710 Montana 55,660 58,300 60,590 63,180 65,140 66,540 New Hampshire 97,750 102,350 106,160 114,250 114,060 116,570 North Carolina 503,770 508,900 514,860 516,860 518,560 533,010 Ohio 436,670 450,000 458,970 462,480 461,050 465,860 Oregon 158,090 168,380 182,080 193,620 203,740 211,430 Pennsylvania 374,500 398,370 412,860 429,240 439,200 457,040 Utah 61,760 65,840 69,520 72,960 75,080 80,490 Vermont 20,980 22,660 23,270 23,950 24,830 26,080 Virginia 534,670 541,590 547,800 549,770 557,120 570,110 Washington 219,900 233,790 247,610 252,540 266,270 279,370 West Virginia 106,390 105,540 104,000 102,810 101,150 103,290 Wyoming 38,110 40,380 42,460 44,760 46,720 47,730 Control State Total 3,596,770 3,708,330 3,804,740 3,869,930 3,920,660 4,020,190 U.S. Total 13,420,740 13,884,180 14,201,000 14,603,000 14,737,000 14,940,000 * Washington State privatized in 2012. Consumption of Straight Whiskey by State, 2003 - 2008 (9-Liter Cases) 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008