The Philadelphia Inquirer analyzed the data from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores across the state and created a database that allows readers to search the data by zip code.
Overall, the data shows that from July 2023 through June 2024, the stores’ sales totaled $2.53 billion and involved 156 million units. About 10% or 15.6 units were sold at stores in Montgomery County.
We searched the data to determine what the customers of the Fine Wine & Good Spirits store at The Metroplex in Plymouth Meeting were drinking.
The Plymouth Meeting store sold 233,628 units of liquor, 259,723 of wine, and 79,800 of canned cocktails. The most popular brands are Federal Distilling (Stateside Vodka) at 42,663 units, Tito’s at 27,777, High Noon at 19,978, Josh Cellars at 11,324, and Barefoot at 10,195.
Cognac is popular in the Plymouth Meeting area. Customers of the Plymouth Meeting store spent more money on Cognac than the rest of the state on average.
Red or white? Plymouth Meeting customers prefer red wine, purchasing 107,913 units of red wine vs. 94,976 of white. The most popular type of wine is Cabernet Sauvignon, followed by Rosé, Blanco/Blanc, Chardonnay, and Pinot Grigio/Pinot Gris.
The hard stuff! The most popular spirits at the Plymouth Meeting store are vodka with 80,301 units sold, whiskey with 71,102, tequila with 33,961, rum with 20,433, and gin with 15,206.
The most popular liquor brands are Tito’s with 27,777 units sold, Jack Daniel’s with 5,784, Smirnoff with 5,720, Jim Beam with 5,473, and Bacardi with 5,200.
The most popular liqueur brands are Baileys with 2,482 sold, DeKuyper with 1,836, Aperol with 1,420, Montezuma with 1,404, and Charmsujo with 1,292.