It is Friday , which means it is an excellent daytime for a whiskey beverage . Inspired by The Awl ’s quest to catalogthe cost of cigarettesin every state , we decided to hunt down down the terms of a feeding bottle of booze in every state so you may have it off on the nose how much more or less that smashed pour is be you than neighboring juicer .
I pick out Jack Daniels because it is the most American of smell . I chose a fifth ( 750 ML ) because it is the most common sizing for a bottle of pot likker .
The cheapest I rule : you could score a one-fifth of Jack for $ 15.99 in Albuquerque , New Mexico .
The most expensive I found : For some reason a one-fifth of Jack be $ 35.00 from a hard liquor store in Juneau , Alaska . That is even more than Canadian prices ! ( A feeding bottle of JD costs $ 33.95 CDN at LCBOs in Toronto . That ’s approximately $ 30.27 USD . )
Here ’s the all over list , arranged by price :
New Mexico : $ 15.99 ( Quarter ’s Discount Liquors , Albuquerque )
Arizona : $ 16.99 ( Total Wine and More , Phoenix )
Florida : $ 17.99 ( Wine and More , Daytona Beach )
Texas : $ 17.99 ( Wine and More , Dallas )
California : $ 17.99 ( BevMo , Culver City )
Washington : $ 17.99 ( BevMo , Bellingham )
Oklahoma : $ 18.53 ( Byron ’s Liquor Warehouse , Oklahoma City )
Nevada : $ 19.99 ( Lee ’s Discount Liquor , Las Vegas )
Louisiana : $ 19.99 ( Prytania Liquor Store , New Orleans )
Wisconsin : $ 19.99 ( WI Discount Liquor , Milwaukee )
Kansas : $ 19.99 ( Lukas Liquor , Overland Park )
Missouri : $ 19.99 ( Lukas Liquor , Kansas City )
Minnesota : $ 19.99 ( Zipp ’s Liquor , Minneapolis )
Illinois : $ 19.99 ( Binny ’s , Chicago )
Maine : $ 19.99 ( Lou ’s Beverage Barn , Augusta )
WY : $ 20.99 ( Dell Range Liquor Store , Cheyenne )
Delaware : $ 21.99 ( Tri - State Liquors , Claymont )
Georgia : $ 21.99 ( Midtown Liquor , Atlanta )
South Carolina : $ 22.90 ( Burris Liquor Store , Charleston )
Colorado : $ 22.99 ( Colorado Liquor Mart , Denver )
Pennsylvania : $ 22.99 ( Wine and John Barleycorn Store , Philadelphia )
Mississippi : $ 23.32 ( Stanley ’s Liquor and Wine , Jackson )
Idaho : $ 23.95 ( State Run Liquor Store , 17th and State , Boise )
South Dakota : $ 23.94 ( Capital City Wine & Spirits , Pierre )
Indiana : $ 23.99 ( Nick ’s Liquor Store , Hammond )
Maryland : $ 23.99 ( Eastport Liquors , Annapolis )
Nebraska : $ 23.99 ( The Still , Lincoln )
Alabama : $ 23.99 ( ABC Liquors , statewide )
Vermont : $ 24.00 ( Beverage Warehouse , Winooski )
Ohio : $ 24.25 ( Campus State Liquor Store , Columbus )
Land of Opportunity : $ 24.52 ( Lake Liquors , Maumelle )
Virginia : $ 24.90 ( ABC Store , Richmond )
Oregon : $ 24.95 ( Northside Liquor Store , Eugene )
Tennessee : $ 24.99 ( Frugal MacDoogal Liquor Warehouse , Nashville )
Connecticut : $ 24.99 ( BevMax , Stamford )
New Jersey : $ 24.99 ( Super Buy Rite , Jersey City )
North Dakota : $ 24.99 ( Empire Liquors , Fargo )
Utah : $ 25.49 ( State Liquor Store , Salt Lake City )
New Hampshire : $ 25.99 ( Liquor and Wine Outlet , New London )
Kentucky : $ 25.99 ( Old Town Wine and Spirits , Louisville )
Montana : $ 26.75 ( Bottle and Shots West Liquor Store Billings )
North Carolina : $ 26.95 ( ABC Store , Raleigh )
Rhode Island : $ 28.00 ( City Liquors , Providence )
Michigan : $ 28.62 ( Calumet Market and Spirits , Detroit )
New York : $ 28.99 ( Warehouse Wine and Spirits , New York )
Iowa : $ 28.99 ( Liquor House , Iowa City )
Massachusetts : Charles Street Liquors : $ 28.99
Hawaii : $ 29.99 ( The Liquor Collection , Honolulu )
West Virginia : $ 32.99 ( Liquor Co , Charleston )
Alaska : $ 35.00 ( Percy ’s Liquor Store , Juneau )
Update : I did n’t let in Washington , D.C. , which was unfair to my brethren chilling in our nation ’s Capitol Building . My esteemed colleague Mario did the dirty work for me : A 750 mL bottle of Jack Daniels costs $ 24 at Tenley Wine & Spirits .
( Disclaimer : This is not a scientific survey , but I essay to call basic , non - fancy booze store for the price confirmation . It ’s not readable how much of the discrepancy from DoS to state is stimulate by cost of living , tax rate , regulations , or just dear ole fashioned monetary value gouging . If you hump of a liquor store in your state that sell 750 ML bottles of Jack Daniels ’ Old No . 7 for a cheaper price than I dug up , please permit me know , with proof , and I will update our ranking . )
Image : Robert Hensley / Flickr
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