A Look At The Top 25 Nip Bottle Selling Towns In Connecticut

CONNECTICUT, CT — Millions of nip liquor bottles were sold in Connecticut over the past half-year.

The statistics were released Tuesday by the Wine and Spirit Wholesalers of Connecticut.

Connecticut’s wine and spirits industry continues to distribute funds generated from the state's
Nickel Per Nip stewardship program to all Connecticut cities and towns where nips are sold.

Under the program, each municipality receives 5 cents for each nip sold within its borders every
six months. The funding is intended for locally driven environmental stewardship programs.

Larry Cafero, the executive director and general counsel of the Wine and Spirit Wholesalers of Connecticut, announced that the Nickel Per Nip Environmental Fee, a statewide program that just passed its four-year year anniversary (Oct. 1) has now generated approximately $19 million for cities and towns across the state.

Cafero also said that the revenue for the latest reporting period – April 1 through Sept. 30 — was
$2.49 million, an increase of approximately $45,000 over the same time period last year.

The table below lists the amount of nip bottles sold and the allocation of payments for the top 25 Connecticut municipalities covering the six-month period from April 1 through Sept. 30, 2025:

1. New Haven: 2,344,579 nips sold over the past six months, municipal payout of $117,228.95
2. Hartford: 1,782,581 nips sold over the past six months, municipal payout of $89,129.05
3. Bridgeport: 1,679,570 nips sold over the past six months, municipal payout of $83,978.50
4. Waterbury: 1,615,910 nips sold over the past six months, municipal payout of $80,795.50
5. New Britain: 1,327,377 nips sold over the past six months, municipal payout of $66,368.85
6. Manchester: 1,270,499 nips sold over the past six months, municipal payout of $63,524.95
7. Bristol: 1,258,878 nips sold over the past six months, municipal payout of $62,943.90
8. Norwich: 1,215,955 nips sold over the past six months, municipal payout of $60,797.75
9. Meriden: 1,129,234 nips sold over the past six months, municipal payout of $56,461.70
10. Groton: 948,178 nips sold over the past six months, municipal payout of $47,408.90
11. West Haven: 934,774 nips sold over the past six months, municipal payout of $46,738.70
12. Hamden: 909,879 nips sold over the past six months, municipal payout of $45,493.95
13. Danbury: 875,005 nips sold over the past six months, municipal payout of $43,750.25
14. Enfield: 848,639 nips sold over the past six months, municipal payout of $42,431.95
15. Norwalk: 847,255 nips sold over the past six months, municipal payout of $42,362.75
16. Stamford: 811,131 nips sold over the past six months, municipal payout of $40,556.55
17. Southington: 751,065 nips sold over the past six months, municipal payout of $37,553.25
18. Torrington: 746,140 nips sold over the past six months, municipal payout of $37,307.00
19. East Hartford: 743,910 nips sold over the past six months, municipal payout of $37,195.50
20. Milford: 736,525 nips sold over the past six months, municipal payout of $36,826.25
21. New London: 724,138 nips sold over the past six months, municipal payout of $36,206.90
22. Stratford: 697,881 nips sold over the past six months, municipal payout of $34,894.05
23. Middletown: 680,200 nips sold over the past six months, municipal payout of $34,010.00
24. Wallingford: 676,495 nips sold over the past six months, municipal payout of $33,824.75
25. Vernon: 561,991 nips sold over the past six months, municipal payout of $28,099.55