cowdery Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Top 20 Distilled Spirits Brands in Iowaaccording to the Iowa Department of Alcoholic Beverages1. Black Velvet Canadian Whisky2. Hawkeye Vodka3. Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum4. Bacardi Light Dry Rum5. Five O’Clock Vodka6. Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whisky (black label)7. Barton Vodka8. McCormick Vodka9. Jagermeister10. Seagrams 7 Crown American Blended Whiskey11. Smirnoff Vodka12. Paramount White Rum13. Cuervo Especial Tequila14. Jim Beam Bourbon15. Canadian LTD Canadian Whisky16. Phillips Vodka17. Popov Vodka18. Cuervo Lime Margarita19. Kessler American Blended Whiskey20. Seagram’s Crown Royal Canadian Whisky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyc Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 They do like their blends and white spirits, don't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNbourbon Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 In other words, Iowa is BYOB for those of us here? This is what happens when you have too many other uses for corn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcheer Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 There is some real crap on that list! Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musher Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 I didn't realize they were allowed to have alcohol in Iowa! (me)(Iowegian) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8erdane Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Somebody stop the madness before it washes down the Mississippi! I was starting to think Grape Nehi might be on that list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv2hunt Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 To get their bourbon list, go to: http://www.iowaabd.comHit the Alcohol tab on the top, select Product List on the side and then type in bourbon.Certainly NO FINDS in Iowa! Trust me......I've been there!Dawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbyvirus Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Wow, tequila is way down on the list...I guess margaritas haven't hit Iowa yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedVette Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 2. Hawkeye Vodkanuff said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted June 24, 2005 Author Share Posted June 24, 2005 What is interesting to me about this is that what sells varies so much from state to state, so that the #2 distilled spirit in Iowa, for example, probably isn't even available anywhere else. How about the only brand that beats Hawkeye Vodka? Where else is Black Velvet the no. 1 distilled spirit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyc Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 What is interesting to me about this is that what sells varies so much from state to state, I don't remember who drew the correlation, but there was one about the areas of the country and what they preferred to drink, corresponding with what was available to them during prohibition, ie Northeast preferring Scotch and Irish, the north, Canandian, and Tequila near Texas and points south. All I can say is Iowa must have caught hell during that time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musher Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 I wonder to what extent a poll like this in a state like Iowa isn't more about what is hot at the college campuses than anything else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted June 25, 2005 Author Share Posted June 25, 2005 It was not a poll, which suggests a sampling. Iowa is a control state (the state is the sole wholesaler of liquor) and this is a report of their twenty top-selling labels. It reflects all liquor sales throughout the state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cas Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Are similar data available from other states?Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewcrew Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Are similar data available from other states?Craig That was going to be my question. I am interested how other states match up. I tried a few searches on the web and could not find this info for other states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monte Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 I know I've seen some industry publications and some pay data services that have this data, but since it has commercial value, it's not free. You can usually find sample summaries for free, but you won't get current data unless you subscribe to their service.One of the most interesting facts is that there are magazines whose audience is specifically control state liquor commission managers and executives. Talk about a small and specific circulation!!Regards,-monte- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted July 2, 2005 Author Share Posted July 2, 2005 I think I have seen it for a few other states, especially other control states. Most state Alcoholic Beverage Control boards have some kind of web site and many do post sales information. In control states, since the state is the sole wholesaler, it probably is considered public information, hence posted on the web. Unfortunately, I think there are only 18 control states. The National Alcoholic Beverage Control Association web site is a good place to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcheer Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 Chuck, you have just led me to a wealth of information about the Alabama ABC. For example, here is exactly why our prices are so high:Cost of product - $10.00Mark up - 3.00 30%State Tax - 7.28 56%Sales tax - 1.22 6%Retail price - $21.50Note how every one of those add-ons goes solely to the state of Alabama. They do not even allow the counties and cities to add their own sales taxes (thank goodness for the customer, but it doesn't seem fair). Yet, as high as it is, they keep jacking it up, year after year.And this is from an October, 2003 report. I think things are even worse, now. Alabama ABC Annual Report Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcheer Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 Here's something else I found on the website. It seems that you can legally "import" alcoholic beverages to AL for personal use. But, the regulations are so strict, I bet they are rarely used: ABC Direct Import Regulations Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcheer Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 More interesting stuff in that report: US whiskies - 19.25% of liquor volume (wine is totally separate in the stats), of which straight bourbon accounts for 10.56% of liquor volume. Curiously, they break out BIB bourbon as a separate category from straight bourbon. BIB is 0.02% of liquor volume. Blended whiskies were 5.1% and Tennessee whiskies were only 3.17%. I find this last figure hard to believe, as when I see people making whiskey purchases around here, it seems that Black Jack is involved about 80% of the time. Imported whiskies - 14.64% of liquor volume. Canadian leads this category with 11.81% of total. Even more than bourbon in this deep, deep south state! All scotch was only 2.53%. Gin - 11.71% of total, of which domestic gins are 10.88% of total. Again, more than bourbon. Vodka - 25.32% of total, 20.57% of total is domestic. Way more than bourbon. Why does anyone drink vodka? It is even worse than "brown vodka". Rum 6.63%, tequila 3.91%, brandy 8.25% each of total volume. (about the brandy - I don't know anyone besides me that ever touches it). Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesbassdad Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 Chuck, Unfortunately, I think there are only 18 control states. Now there's a statement that is ripe for an out-of-context quote. Yours truly, Dave Morefield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted July 2, 2005 Author Share Posted July 2, 2005 Why does anyone drink vodka? My theory is that Americans are more at home with psychoactive drugs than they care to admit, hence the popularity of alcoholic beverages that have no taste (vodka, most domestic beer) or that taste like soda or fruit juice. Vodka is alcohol-as-drug, consumed exclusively for the alcohol effect. (The extension of this premise is that for the whiskey drinker, the alcohol effect is more like a bonus.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted July 2, 2005 Author Share Posted July 2, 2005 I like the way your mind works, Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musher Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 Chuck, Unfortunately, I think there are only 18 control states. Now there's a statement that is ripe for an out-of-context quote. Damn! I was getting all set to take it out of context before I got to this post . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbanu Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 Yes, for lots and lots of money. http://www.beveragehandbooks.com/comersus/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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