PLCB Raising Prices

According to Philly.com, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is raising prices on over 300 brands of liquor and wine in response to requests by vendors feeling the pinch of increased transportation costs. For the last year and a half, the board has rejected price increase requests, given the bad economy. According to Philly.com, the increase, approved by the board at a meeting on Wednesday, is the first in over a year and a half.

Products scheduled for price hikes include Glenlivet scotch (the 12-year single malt would jump from $39.99 to $44.99), Kahlua Coffee liqueur (jumping $1 from $21.99 to $22.99), Dom Pérignon champagne (which sold for $134.99 and is now $139.99), Skinnygirl Margarita (which used to sell for $12.99 and is now $13.99) and some Columbia Crest wines like the Two Vines Chardonnay and the Two Vines Cabernet Sauvignon (both are going from $16.99 to $17.99). These few brands are just a drop in the proverbial bucket.

The increased prices could generate up to an additional $3 million for the state, according to officials.

Read more about the price hikes and new initiatives by the PLCB here.