BOOZE

According to the news,
Virginians drink a lot of booze --
Twenty-five thou gallons a day.
And Vodka leads the way
In hard stuff that we use.


The Roanoke Times, 12 January 2009:

When it comes to alcohol, vodka is the big seller across the state, but bourbon and whisky have a strong following in Southwest Virginia, a fact some people put down to history and tradition.

The hard data on the hard stuff

"Virginia ABC stores sold about 9.2 million gallons of liquor in fiscal year 2008."

"That's more than a gallon and a half for every person of legal drinking age in the state. That's 795,412,236 shots. That's enough to fill 14 Olympic-size swimming pools and still have enough left over to keep a football team schnockered for a good chunk of the off-season."

"Statewide, vodka is the big seller, with 28 percent of all liquor sales by volume. But around the southwestern part of the state, it's dark spirtis, not clear ones, that rule."