Distilleries all over Virginia can now legally ship liquor to your house

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Distilleries all over Virginia can now legally ship liquor to your house

By MATTHEW KORFHAGE
THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT | APR 06, 2020 | 11:26 AM

The liquor laws in Virginia just keep loosening their belts.

As of Monday, any of 45 Virginia distilleries can now FedEx or UPS their liquor directly to customers — at least for the duration of the coronavirus state of emergency. The news came came via an announcement on the ABC’s website and Twitter account Monday morning.

The distillery must have an existing ABC license as a distillery store. Only six bottles per distillery, per month, may be shipped to a single customer. Also, no jugs larger than 1.75 liters will be allowed.

And, of course, the distillery must verify the age of the purchaser and require a signature upon receipt.

This announcement follows a machine-gun patter of changes to the state’s alcohol laws, as the coronavirus remakes the restaurant and retail landscape. On March 20, restaurants gained the ability to deliver wine and beer to customers’ houses.

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[underpants]

1. Well great

And I quit drinking.

[drray23]

2. now if they would allow us to legally own and use a still.

There was a bill last year (in congress) HR376 that was introduced to change that and allow people to distill small quantities of alcohol for their own use as long as they dont sell it.
In Virginia, not only cant you distill without a license, you cant even own a still

[atreides1]

3. Great

But, I'll bet that none of the authorized distilleries are aware of this change or haven't adjusted their online sites!!!

[nitpicker]

4. I FINALLY got rid of my cast on Friday

But for the still-laid-up, this is one answer.

[phylny]

5. I'll be more excited when they can ship ground beef!