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Manitobans wanting another bottle of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whisky, Bacardi white rum, or any other U.S.-made bottles of booze are still able to grab it off the shelves at their local liquor store.
Between Dec. 8 and Dec. 31, Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries raked in an estimated $6.9 million in retail value from the sale of American-made alcohol at Liquor Mart stores and its various commercial partners, according to an email Wednesday from a spokesperson with the Crown corporation.
U.S. booze was removed from shelves last February as part of retaliatory moves against American tariffs on Canadian goods. However, the province temporarily lifted the ban on U.S.-made alcohol last month, with the public able to get their hands on it beginning Dec. 10.
The government said last month all proceeds from the sale of U.S. alcohol would be distributed to charities, including the Winnipeg Christmas Cheer Board, Harvest Manitoba and the Boys and Girls Club of Thompson.
The Crown corporation is now sitting on a cost value of $5.3 million worth of U.S. alcohol in storage, down from $8.75 million in early December, the spokesperson said.