The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority is partnering with the Virginia Spirits Board and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in celebrating September as Virginia Spirits Month.
In celebration, Virginia ABC presents the Virginia Spirits Sale-A-Bration. The monthlong sale features a 20 percent discount on more than 180 Virginia-made spirits, including bourbon, moonshine, gin, vodka and ready-to-drink cocktails.
This designation also recognizes the commonwealth’s rich history of spirits and spotlights more than 120 licensed distilleries that call the state home.
“Virginia-made spirits are competing on the world stage,” said CEO Dale Farino. “Virginia ABC is proud to partner with our distillers to make these quality products available across the commonwealth.”
Virginia is the Birthplace of American Spirits. In 1620, during the early Jamestown settlement days, George Thorpe—after being introduced to corn by the regional indigenous people—used the crop in ...