HAMPTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — People in Pennsylvania no longer have to go into a state liquor store to buy canned cocktails with hard liquor in them.
Business owners are saying “cheers” to the new Pennsylvania law as these boozy products started hitting shelves at many stores on Monday.
Bill Shaner, owner of Hampton Beer Outlet in Hampton Township, has empty shelves ready to be filled with canned cocktails and hard seltzers with spirits like vodka and tequila.
“It was unexpected news for us, and we are thrilled to hear the opportunity,” said Shaner.
Beer distributors, bars, gas stations, grocery stores and more are now allowed to sell “ready-to-drink” cocktails thanks to a bill signed by Governor Josh Shapiro this year.
“Over and over again, we have customers coming into our store and they’re saying, ‘Do you have High Noons, do you have Jack Daniels, do you have Stateside?’ And we’re like, ‘No, we’re sorry, you’ll have to go to the state store,'” Shaner said.