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Will coffee shops get into the liquor business?
Posted by Melissa Allison
A recent trend has coffeehouses selling wine and beer. A new initiative backed by Costco would let anyone who sells wine and beer also sell liquor (and, oh by the way, put the state out of the liquor business).
It could open the way for fresh espresso cocktails.
What do you think?
Update 4:40 p.m.: I just learned that current law allows coffeehouses, like restaurants, to get liquor licenses. It's grocery and convenience stores that cannot, and that's what the initiative would change. In that case, why don't we have fresh espresso cocktails now?
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