Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Connecticut

Put liquor lobby in its place: Ban ‘nips,’ boost competition

By CHRIS POWELL Now that Connecticut’s 5-cent tax on tiny “nip” liquor bottles has done little to remove their litter from streets and roadsides, state Rep. Joseph Gresko, D-Stratford, plans to propose legislation to allow municipalities to ban the sale of the troublesome product. The “nip” bottle tax, paid by liquor distributors to municipal governmentsContinue reading “Put liquor lobby in its place: Ban ‘nips,’ boost competition”