Granby Gets $7,000-Plus In Latest Round Of CT Nip Bottle Payouts

GRANBY, CT — More than 149,000 nip bottles were sold at liquor establishments in Granby over the past six months, rendering more than $7,400 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 Granby from April 1 through Sept. 30, 2024, according to the Wine and Spirit Wholesalers of Connecticut:

GRANBY

• Nips sold: 149,395
• Payment to town: $7,469.75