RE: Iced-T
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The logic behind the mini-bottle law was that state regulators didn't want bars selling liquor directly to the public. The idea was that customers would buy minibottles directly from the state. Bartenders would then pour the liquor into a glass for the customer. Bartenders would sell the liquor at a fixed cost and add a fixed fee for service.
This is the type of idea produced by the regulatory mindset. The mini-bottles were simply a way for a state to impose control.
The laws were extremely wasteful. They reduced competition and they made drinks stronger.
Regulators have strange ways of thinking and tend to make problems worse.
Anyway, I think it was the Long Island Ice-Tea that broke the mini bottle law. It is a drink forced a state to change its regulations.
That's amazing. It's almost like there was a state liquor store that said, "buy from us or else!" It's cool to know that the Long Island Iced Tea broke the regulation system. That's one step closer to becoming a working system.
The liquor stores in Utah are owned by the state. Bars have to buy through the state monopoly and are still highly regulated.
It is funny: Utah bills itself on being the most "conservative" state in the union.
Utah Conservatives love to impose their authority through state control and local monopolies.
I cannot buy wine online in Utah. I cannot join a wine of the month club or order wine from my favorite vineyard. I have to place a request through the state store.
If I buy wine from a vineyard, I am supposed to register it with the state before driving into Utah.
I am not even sure if I am able to legally give out WINE tokens:
!wine