Suffield Gets $7K-Plus In Latest Round Of CT Nip Bottle Payouts

SUFFIELD, CT — More than 153,000 nip bottles were sold at liquor establishments in Suffield over the past six months, rendering more than $7,000 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 Suffield from April 1 through Sept. 30, 2024, according to the Wine and Spirit Wholesalers of Connecticut:

SUFFIELD

• Nips sold: 153,543
• Payment to town: $7,677.15