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IDemo

(16,926 posts) Tue May 29, 2012, 08:05 PM May 2012

Idaho bans Ogden-made Five Wives Vodka

OGDEN — Five Wives Vodka, produced by Ogden’s Own Distillery, has been banned from sale in Idaho by that state’s liquor division.

"We feel Five Wives Vodka concept is offensive to a prominent segment of our population and will not be carried," Howard Wasserstein, deputy director of the Liquor Division, explained in a letter to distributor Elite Spirits of Boise.

"After several establishments asked the state for special orders of Five Wives Vodka, we were informed that the product would not be allowed to be sold," explained John Challenger, president of Elite Spirits. "It’s disappointing as we have customers who want the product. It’s a rare move for them to ban a product outright from special orders."

Steve Conlin, partner and vice president of marketing at Ogden’s Own Distillery, said the product has sold almost 1,000 cases in six months in Utah.

http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/29/idaho-bans-ogden-made-five-wives-vodka

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Idaho bans Ogden-made Five Wives Vodka (Original Post) IDemo May 2012 OP

Um, I'm sure the lawyers will get right on it - working on overturning the ban Woody Woodpecker May 2012 #1

"offensive to a prominent segment of our population" = Mormons. Spider Jerusalem May 2012 #2

Oh, Mormons drink, MadHound May 2012 #4

I'm sure you've heard the old "why do you always take 2 Mormons with you fishing" joke -- IDemo May 2012 #6

Yeah, heard that one, MadHound May 2012 #7

I just might have to get some of that MadHound May 2012 #3

Like The Label, Sir.... The Magistrate May 2012 #5

This may be the same distillery IDemo May 2012 #8

Arizona will have to ban Dos Equis, too, because edcantor May 2012 #9

Woody Woodpecker

(562 posts)

1. Um, I'm sure the lawyers will get right on it - working on overturning the ban

Reply to IDemo (Original post)

Tue May 29, 2012, 08:07 PM

May 2012

I think it's blatantly illegal ban one specific type of liquor and allow the others.

Can't be choosy or picky. I don't care if it offends the Mor(m)ons.

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)

2. "offensive to a prominent segment of our population" = Mormons.

Reply to IDemo (Original post)

Tue May 29, 2012, 08:10 PM

May 2012

Who don't drink anyway, so fuck 'em. Sorry but this is pretty absurd, you have no right to not be offended. If someone wants to distill and bottle something called "Crazy Joe Smith's Gold Plate Moonshine" (for example), then as long as it complies with the tax regulations I don't see why it shouldn't be offered for sale.