Nova Scotia Buzz
Our province spent a lot with the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC). In fact, we spent over a half billion dollars at locations across the province during the past fiscal year. According to their 18/19 Annual Report, we spent $662.1 million. Expect to see the 19/20 results likely in June.
Nova Scotians are making less trips to their local NSLC locations, but the dollar value of the purchase has increased in recent years.
BEER
According to the numbers from the NSLC, Nova Scotians like their beer. In fact, they like it to the tune of $275.7 million. This was a decrease of 0.9% from the previous year.
Here are your TOP 10 NSLC stores for beer sales:
1) Downsview Plaza
2) Tacoma
3) Wyse Road
4) Sydney River
5) Forest Hills
6) Spryfield
7) Bayers Lake Park
8) Antigonish
9) Glace Bay
10) Elmsdale
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Craft Beer saw a 27.3% increase in sales to $16.7 million. The NSLC lists products from 29 local breweries, up from six just five years ago.
WINE
Nova Scotians also seem to enjoy unwinding and uncorking $142.9 million worth of wine. This is a slight decrease of 1.1% from the previous year.
Here are your TOP 10 NSLC stores for wine sales:
1) Bayers Lake Park
2) Tantallon
3) Portland Street
4) The Port
5) Tacoma
6) Larry Uteck
7) Forrest Hills
8) Antigonish
9) Quinpool Road
10) Mill Cove
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Nova Scotians spent $11.7 million on local wines at NSLC locations, an increase of 2.5%
SPIRITS
But it’s not only beer that we can’t get enough of. Spirits such as rum, vodka and whiskey saw sales of $165.7 million, no change from the previous year.
Here are your TOP 10 NSLC stores for spirit sales:
1) Bayers Lake Park
2) Tacoma
3) Forest Hills
4) Antigonish
5) Sydney River
6) Downsview Plaza
7) Wyse Road
8) Portland Street
9) Truro West
10) Tantallon
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Spirits made in Nova Scotia had a great year seeing a 28.5% increase in sales for a total of $7.8 million.
Ready To Drink
This category is primarily made up of coolers and ciders. This category saw the largest jump in sales with a big bump of 19.7% for sales of $44.5 million.
1) Antigonish
2) Bayers Lake Park
3) Downsview Plaza
4) Sydney River
5) Tacoma
6) Forest Hills
7) Truro West
8) Elmsdale
9) Tantallon
10) Spryfield
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Nova Scotia made coolers and ciders had an extremely successful year with sales increasing 81% to $7.8 million
** The figure of $662.1 million includes $33.2 million in cannabis sales.
