State of Utah 

DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL

GARY R. HERBERT 1625 South 900 West

Governor P.O. Box 30408
Salt Lake City, Utah 84130-0408
SPENCER J. COX
(801) 977-6800 Telephone
Lieutenant Governor
(801) 977-6888 FAX
abc.utah.gov

December 26, 2017

PRESS RELEASE

SNOW ARRIVED, SKIERS CAME, SPIRITS SET SALES RECORD

Utah State Liquor Stores broke another record during the six days of business before Christmas.

Friday December 22, 2017 broke a record for the highest dollar sales and the largest bottle sales in
the history of the DABC. The record broken was set last year 2 days before Christmas.

Sales lagged behind last year earlier in the week, but when the snow came, sales picked up at the
Park City stores and the Cottonwood Heights store. These stores see a lot of traffic from both in-
state and out of state skiers.

The Cottonwood Heights store on Ft. Union Blvd near Highland Dr. was once again the sales
leader in the six days before Christmas.

Most of the profits from sales at the 45 Utah State Liquor Stores statewide go into the State
General Fund, helping keep taxes low for all Utahns. 10% of the profits go into the School Lunch
Program and 1% go to the Department of Public Safety for enforcement of alcohol laws.
In fiscal year 2017, which runs from July 1st 2016, to June 30th 2017, sales from DABC stores
placed $106,344,793 in the State General Fund and $23,152,093 was transferred to the School
Lunch and Public Safety Programs.

If you need further information or access to a store, please contact me.

Terry Wood

Director of Communications and Public Information

Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
ttwood@utah.gov
801-977-6838 desk
801-386-3183 cell