Assembly passes cocktail-to-go bill

Buck & Honeys Restaurant of Middleton and Sun Prairie bottled a lemon drop cocktail. Owner Tom Anderson invested in a bottling machine and said he'd love to be able to sell the batch cocktail if the bill is passed.
Buck & Honeys Restaurant of Middleton and Sun Prairie bottled a lemon drop cocktail. Owner Tom Anderson invested in a bottling machine and said he'd love to be able to sell the batch cocktail if the bill is passed.

-- The Assembly via voice vote backed allowing bars and restaurants to sell mixed drinks in to-go cups to be consumed off the premises.

AB 32 also would allow wineries to sell wine in to-go containers for consumption elsewhere.

Under the bill, the establishments would have to put the drinks in a container with a tamper-evident seal

Sponsors introduced the legislation as a way to help bars and restaurants hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fifteen groups reported lobbying on the bill with the Tavern League of Wisconsin, the Association of Wisconsin Tourism Attractions and the Wisconsin...

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