Like the heart, home apparently also is where the booze is.
The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in Iowa last March and a subsequent temporary shutdown of Iowaâs bars, restaurants and hospitality industry and mitigation directives to slow the viral spread meant more Iowans were working and drinking at home â which translated into record liquor sales for fiscal 2020.
Officials in the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division say in a report released Thursday that liquor sales totaled $367.3 million during the fiscal year that ended June 30 â an increase of 8.2 percent over the previous fiscal year. Those record sales compared with $339.5 million in fiscal 2019, meaning the division transferred more than $133 million to the stateâs general fund.
Iowa liquor sales hit record in fiscal 2020 and Black Velvet whiskey is still No 1
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Iowa liquor sales hit record in fiscal 2020
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Like the heart, home apparently also is where the booze is.
The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in Iowa last March and a subsequent temporary shutdown of Iowa’s bars, restaurants and hospitality industry and mitigation directives to slow the viral spread meant more Iowans were working and drinking at home which translated into record liquor sales for fiscal 2020.
Officials in the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division say in a report released Thursday that liquor sales totaled $367.3 million during the fiscal year that ended June 30 an increase of 8.2 percent over the previous fiscal year. Those record sales compared with $339.5 million in fiscal 2019, meaning the division transferred more than $133 million to the state’s general fund.