Ellington Gets $12,000-Plus In Latest Round Of CT Nip Bottle Payouts

ELLINGTON, CT — More than 240,000 nip bottles were sold at liquor establishments in Ellington over the past six months, rendering more than $5,500 to the municipality as part of Connecticut's Nickel-Per-Nip program.

Under the program, each city and town in the state receives 5 cents for each nip sold within its borders every six months.

The funding is intended for locally driven environmental stewardship programs.

Here are the numbers for Ellington from April 1 through Sept. 30, 2024, according to the Wine and Spirit Wholesalers of Connecticut:

ELLINGTON

• Nips sold: 244,462
• Payment to town: $12,223.10