Your grocery store might sell bourbon and ginger soon, bless your heart.
Now look, y'all, I know we all love our beer and wine at the Harris Teeter down the street, especially on a Sunday when you just need a little something for the grill. But a state lawmaker is trying to get pre-made cocktails into those very same grocery stores. I'm telling you, this could change your weekend run to Wegmans in Midtown East faster than you can say "sweet tea vodka."
**What This Means for Raleigh Folks**
The proposal comes from a lawmaker who actually wanted to let our ABC stores open on Sundays. Now, that idea got more pushback than trying to merge onto 440 at rush hour, so he's pivoted. Instead, he's focusing on letting places like your local Food Lion in Southeast Raleigh or the Publix out near Cary carry those pre-mixed drinks.
* You could grab a Moscow Mule or a margarita mix right alongside your collard greens and biscuits. * This isn't about hard liquor, just those already-mixed beverages that are, you know, ready to pour over ice. * It's a step away from our traditional, very strict ABC system that's been in place for what feels like forever here in North Carolina.
Honestly, for a lot of us who've lived here, the idea of picking up a bourbon smash from the grocery store shelf feels a little bit like we're turning into one of those bigger, wilder cities up north. But for the folks moving in, setting up shop in the Research Triangle Park, this might just feel like a touch of home. It's the Triangle, y'all — come for the tech, stay for the sweet tea.
Jasmine Okafor-Daniels, MiTL Sports Desk, Raleigh.
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