![]() The company argues a 100-pound woman would have a blood-alcohol content of 0.05 after downing a Fireball, below the state's. Maine saw 52 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities in 2015, up from 37 in 2014, which is down from 66 a decade ago.Īttorneys for the alcoholic beverages company Sazerac - the country's largest distiller - calls the proposed ban politically motivated, anti-business and unsupported by direct evidence. Meanwhile, liquor OUI charges rose to 3,735 in 2016, up from 3,462 in 2014. ![]() The LePage administration says the state sold 8.4 million 50-mililiter liquor bottles in the 2016 fiscal year, and estimates sales of more than 12 million 50-mililiter bottles in the 2017 fiscal year. Paul LePage's administration recommended the ban last month, and the commission's five LePage-appointed members expects to finalize the decision in August.įireball Cinnamon Whiskey is driving Maine's soaring sales of nips, with the largest growth in southern Maine. ![]() ![]() The future of the popular, shot-sized "nips" in Maine is in the hands of a state liquor commission, which is set to deliver a key vote Tuesday. AUGUSTA, Maine - The Louisiana-based whiskey producer launched a fight against the Republican governor's proposed ban on in-state sales of tiny alcohol bottles. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |