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    Spirits of America: Spirits from Each of the 50 States

    By | Shine Food – Mon, Jul 18, 2011 11:51 PM EDT

    Wendell T. Webber, BRIDESWendell T. Webber, BRIDESLexi Dwyer, BRIDES magazine

    Want to show some regional pride during cocktail hour? We've rounded up iconic beverages from each of our 50 states.

    ALABAMA Clyde May's Conecuh Ridge Whiskey
    ALASKA Permafrost Alaska Vodka
    ARIZONA 3 Amigos Tequila
    ARKANSAS Rock Town Distillery Arkansas Lightning Cask Strength Whiskey
    CALIFORNIA Hangar One Vodka
    COLORADO Leopold Bros. Rocky Mountain Blackberry Liqueur
    CONNECTICUT Westford Hill Distillers Eau-de-Vie Brandy
    DELAWARE Dogfish Head Brown Honey Rum
    FLORIDA KeKe Beach Key Lime Cream Liqueur
    GEORGIA Thirteenth Colony Distillery Plantation Vodka
    HAWAII Koloa Kauai Dark Hawaiian Rum
    IDAHO Teton Glacier Potato Vodka
    ILLINOIS North Shore Distillery Aquavit
    INDIANA Three Floyds Dolomite Corn Malt Liquor
    IOWA Templeton Rye Whiskey
    KANSAS High Plains Distillery Most Wanted Citrus Flavored Vodka
    KENTUCKY Jim Beam Original Bourbon Whiskey
    LOUISIANA Old New Orleans Rum
    MAINE Cold River Blueberry Vodka
    MARYLAND Sloop Betty Wheat Vodka
    MASSACHUSETTS Triple Eight Cranberry Vodka
    MICHIGAN Ugly Dog Vodka
    MINNESOTA Ed Phillips & Sons Prairie Organic Vodka
    MISSISSIPPI Cathead Vodka
    MISSOURI Copper Run Moonshine Corn Whiskey
    MONTANA RoughStock Montana Whiskey
    NEBRASKA Joss Vodka
    NEVADA Shorty Harris White Whiskey
    NEW HAMPSHIRE Farnum Hill Cider
    NEW JERSEY Laird's Apple Brandy
    NEW MEXICO Santa Fe Spirits Silver Coyote Pure Malt Whiskey
    NEW YORK Hudson Manhattan Rye Whiskey
    NORTH CAROLINA Catdaddy Carolina Moonshine
    NORTH DAKOTA Maple River Distillery Rhubarb Cordial
    OHIO OYO Vodka
    OKLAHOMA StableRidge Vineyards Jeremiah's Red (wine)
    OREGON Cofia Hazelnut Espresso Vodka
    PENNSYLVANIA Bluecoat Dry Gin
    RHODE ISLAND Thomas Tew Authentic Pot Still Rum
    SOUTH CAROLINA Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka
    SOUTH DAKOTA Dakota Rum
    TENNESSEE Gentleman Jack Rare Tennessee Whiskey
    TEXAS Garrison Brothers Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey
    UTAH High West Rocky Mountain Rye
    VERMONT Vermont Gold Vodka
    VIRGINIA Original Moonshine Clear Corn Whiskey
    WASHINGTON Bainbridge Heritage Organic Gin
    WEST VIRGINIA Smooth Ambler Greenbrier Gin
    WISCONSIN Yahara Bay Apple Brandy
    WYOMING Wyoming Whiskey

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