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List of U.S. state beverages

In the United States, the first known designation of a state beverage was in 1965 with Ohio designating tomato juice as its official beverage. The most popular choice for state beverage is milk; in total, 20 out of the 32 states with official beverages have selected milk, while Rhode Island has selected a flavored milk. The District of Columbia also has an official beverage.

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In the United States, the first known designation of a state beverage was in 1965 with Ohio designating tomato juice as its official beverage. The most popular choice for state beverage is milk; in total, 20 out of the 32 states with official beverages have selected milk, while Rhode Island has selected a flavored milk. The District of Columbia also has an official beverage.

Table

State Drink Year
Alabama Clyde May’s Whiskey (state spirit) 20041
Arizona Lemonade 20192
Arkansas Milk 19853
Delaware Milk 19834
Orange Crush (state cocktail) 20245
Florida Orange juice 19676
Hawaii ʻAwa 20187
Indiana Water 200789
Kentucky Milk 200510
Louisiananote 1 Milk 198312
Maine Moxie 200513
Maryland Milk 199814
Rye whiskey (state spirit) 202315
Orange Crush (state cocktail) 202516
Massachusetts Cranberry juice 197017
Minnesota Milk 198418
Mississippi Milk 198419
Nebraska Milk (state beverage) 199820
Kool-Aid (state soft drink)
Nevada Picon Punch (state cocktail) 202521
New Hampshire Apple cider 201022
New Jersey Cranberry juice (state juice) 202323
New York Milk 198124
North Carolina Milk 198725
North Dakota Milk 198326
Ohio Tomato juice 196527
Oklahoma Milk 200228
Oregon Milk 199729
Pennsylvania Milk 198230
Rhode Island Coffee milk 199331
South Carolina Milk (state beverage) 198432
South Carolina-grown tea
(state hospitality beverage) 		199532
South Dakota Milk 198633
Tennessee Milk 200934
Vermont Milk 198335
Virginia Milk (state beverage) 198236
George Washington's Rye Whiskey
(state spirit)		 201737
Washington Coffee 201138
Wisconsin Milk (state beverage) 198739
Brandy old fashioned (state cocktail) 202340
Federal district
or territory		 Drink Year
District of Columbia Rickey 201141
Notes

Notes

  1. In 2008, Louisiana made Sazerac the official New Orleans cocktail. Unlike state symbols which are found in Title 49 (State Administration) of the Revised Statutes, this is found in Title 33 (Municipalities and Parishes)11
References

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