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Capitol Hill’s boozy stats: What we drink and where we drink it

We filed a public records request with the Washington State Liquor Control Board to find out who the top bars are in Seattle — by volume.  Our criteria for top bars did not involve craft cocktails and/or name bartenders.  Instead, we sought out who the top liquor dispensers are in town These are the places that serve the stiffest drinks and where the busiest bartenders are.

 

We also wanted to find out what type of liquor these places are serving up.  So, we took a look at the Top 10 list of liquor sold in Washington State Liquor Store #28 (at 12th & Pine). Nearly all of the Capitol Hill bars listed above are licensed to purchase exclusively at Store #28 (exceptions are the defunct War Room, Neumos, Neighbours and Cha Cha).  Note though that the Top 10 Liquor list aggregates both consumer and business data.

The full list of the top 100 liquor dispensers between Jan 2005 and June 2010 in Seattle is attached as a .pdf file to this post.

 

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SeattleBrad
SeattleBrad
13 years ago

Great story!

Aaron
Aaron
13 years ago

Yeah, that sounds about right. Haha