Pennsylvania Implements 2-Bottle-Per-Day Limit on Certain Liquor Purchases

The state’s Liquor Control Board says supply chain shortages are to blame.
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Stocking up on certain kinds of liquor is about to be more difficult.

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board notified license holders on Thursday that state-run stores will enforce a two-bottles-per-day purchase limit on specific kinds of bourbon, champagne, tequila, whiskey and cognac in response to supply chain shortages.

The limits impact customers as well as restaurants, bars and other license holders looking to purchase the 42 items on the list. Rationed liquor will also be unavailable through store-to-store transfers.

The policy will remain in place indefinitely until the supply chain becomes more steady, according to the PLCB.

“If you take a look at stories that have come out from around the country because of COVID-19, supply chains have been disrupted, production has been disrupted,” Shawn Kelly, a PLCB spokesperson told the Associated Press. “In some cases there have been shortages of cans and bottles.”

While the PLCB’s two-bottle limit policy will only impact those looking to purchase certain liquor in large quantities, the Pennsylvania Licensed Beverage and Tavern Association says the policy will pose a challenge for businesses.

“Supply and labor issues are not helping with recovery,” it said in a statement. “We hope the Legislature will take all of this into consideration when they return to Harrisburg. The industry still needs help moving forward.”

Here are the liquors impacted by the two-bottle-limit policy.

  • Chocolate Bourbon Ball Cream Liqueur 34 Proof (750 ML)
  • Baker’s Straight Bourbon Small Batch 107 Proof (750 ML)
  • Blanton’s Single Barrel Straight Bourbon (750 ML)
  • Blood Oath Bourbon Trilogy 3 Pack Second Edition 99 Proof (2.25 L)
  • Bond & Lillard Straight Bourbon 100 Proof (375 ML)
  • Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 90 Proof (1 L)
  • Buffalo Trace Straight Bourbon 90 Proof (750 ML)
  • Buffalo Trace Straight Bourbon 90 Proof (1.75 L)
  • Colonel E H Taylor Jr Straight Bourbon Small Batch Bottle in Bond 100 Proof (750 ML)
  • Dom Perignon Champagne Brut (750 ML)
  • Don Julio 1942 Tequila Añejo 80 Proof (750 ML)
  • Don Julio Tequila Blanco 80 Proof (750 ML)
  • Eagle Rare Single Barrel Straight Bourbon 10 Year Old (750 ML)
  • Elijah Craig Single Barrel Straight Bourbon 18 Year Old 90 Proof (750 ML)
  • Hennessy Cognac VS 80 Proof (750 ML)
  • Hennessy Cognac VS 80 Proof (1 L)
  • Hennessy Cognac VS 80 Proof (200 ML)
  • Hennessy Cognac VS 80 Proof (375 ML)
  • Hennessy Cognac VS 80 Proof (50 ML)
  • Hennessy Cognac VS 80 Proof (1.75 L)
  • Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 Black Label Tennessee Whiskey 80 Proof (1.75 L)
  • Moët & Chandon Ice Impérial Champagne (750 ML)
  • Moët & Chandon Ice Impérial Champagne Rose (750 ML)
  • Moët & Chandon Impérial Champagne Brut (375 ML)
  • Moët & Chandon Impérial Champagne Brut (1.5 L)
  • Moët & Chandon Impérial Champagne Brut (187 ML)
  • Moët & Chandon Impérial Champagne Rosé (750 ML)
  • Moët & Chandon Impérial Champagne Rosé (187 ML)
  • Moët & Chandon Nectar Impérial Champagne (750 ML)
  • Moët & Chandon Nectar Imperial Champagne Rosé (750 ML)
  • Moët & Chandon Nectar Impérial Champagne Rosé (375 ML)
  • Moët & Chandon Nectar Impérial Champagne Rosé (187 ML)
  • Patrón Tequila Silver 80 Proof (750 ML)
  • Russell’s Reserve 13 Year Old Straight Bourbon Barrel Proof 114 Proof (750 ML)
  • Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey 90 Proof (750 ML)
  • Veuve Clicquot Champagne Rose (750 ML)
  • Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Champagne Brut (1.5 L)
  • Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Champagne Brut (750 ML)
  • Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Champagne Brut (750 ML)
  • Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Champagne Brut (375 ML)
  • WB Saffell Straight Bourbon 107 Proof (375 ML)
  • Weller Special Reserve Straight Bourbon 90 Proof (750 ML)
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