THE BIG STORY SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, 2018
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DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
Fireball sits in back stock Jan. 12 at Pettit’s Country Market in Castleford. If the store orders enough cases, the state will deliver to them.
So you want to get a
liquor license? Prepare to fork over money or exercise patience
HEATHER KENNISON
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Hkennison@magicvalley.com
WIN FALLS – Daniel Fuchs received the past two liquor licenses awarded in Twin Falls. He’s probably going to get the next one too. Fuchs put three companies on the state’s waiting list at the same time in 2012. He and his brothers own each of them. While the state forbids a person or company from having their name on the list more than once, it’s OK to list multiple companies with the same ownership. When the next license becomes available, it’ll bring Fuchs’ total number of liquor licenses in Twin Falls up to four. But for others who own just one business, the wait for a liquor license can be a long one. The next two applicants on Twin Falls’ waiting list
Black Velvet Canadian Whisky 36,899 cases
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Fireball Cinnamon Whisky 33,867
Smirnoff Vodka
after Fuchs have also been on it since 2012, but they’ll likely have to wait a few more years to get an offer. That’s because the state of Idaho restricts the number of liquor licenses a city can supply, and it takes a healthy population boost — an additional 1,500 residents — for a city to permit another establishment. Fuchs and his brothers got a license for Daniel S Fuchs LLC (Marilyns) in 2016, and a license for K2RED LLC (Pandora’s Legacy) this year. Up next is Danbar LLC, a real estate company. “This wasn’t a very long wait,” Fuchs said. By comparison, in remote parts of Idaho, some applicants have been waiting since 1962 to get a liPAT SUTPHIN TIMES-NEWS cense, said Nicole Harvey, licensing Mario Regalado, managing partner at Elevation 486, pays for his liquor order Jan. Please see LIQUOR, Page E2 12 at one of the state-run liquor stores in Twin Falls.
What brands of liquor are Idahoans drinking?
2 3 4 32,157
Here are the 10 most popular liquors, by volume, sold in Idaho during the 2017 fiscal year. The Gem State likes its whiskey and vodka.
Potters Vodka
Based on 9-liter cases sold
29,685
Stroika Vodka 24,731
Platinum 7X Vodka
Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey
5 6 7 8 9 10 23,619
21,235
Crown Royal Canadian Whisky
Burnett’s Vodka
20,135
20,128
Source: Idaho State Liquor Division
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Tito’s Handmade Vodka 20,054
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