Milford, Connecticut, Sold Nearly 785,000 Nip Bottles in Six Months: $39,249 in Nickel Surcharge Returns to the City, Ranking 17th of 169 Towns
In Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, new six-month figures from the state Department of Consumer Protection show package stores in Milford sold 784,988 nip bottles — 50-milliliter liquor bottles — between April 1 and September 30, 2026, sending $39,249.40 back to the city at a nickel per bottle.
The total is up from 752,718 bottles and $37,635.90 in the previous period (October 2025 to March 2026), and Milford ranked 17th of the state's 169 towns by dollars returned. Nearby Orange sold 112,089 bottles for $5,604.45, and West Haven sold 917,568 bottles for $45,878.40, ranking 12th statewide. Together the three towns sold more than 1.8 million bottles worth about $90,700.
Wholesalers remit the surcharge to the towns where the bottles were sold twice a year, on April 1 and October 1. The statewide distribution this round totals $2,562,851.70, up from $2,399,437.65 in the prior period, with New Haven first at $118,115.25.
Source: GSM America
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：米尔福德市威帕沃格河。Staib摄，CC BY 4.0，经Wikimedia Commons。 / Wepawaug River in Milford, Connecticut. Photo by Staib, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
