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Allen's Coffee Brandy is a coffee-flavoured liqueur popular in New England, especially Maine, where it has been the best-selling liquor product for over 20 years.[1] Sales in 2008 were 1,100,000 bottles. With a population of 1,300,000, Mainers consumed nearly one bottle for every man, woman, and child in the state. Allen's has been called both "the champagne of Maine" and "an epidemic."[2]

Allen's Coffee Brandy is prepared and bottled by M.S. Walker, Inc. of Norwood, Massachusetts.[3] The beverage is 60 proof and is available in several bottle sizes. Gary Shaw, vice president of M.S. Walker, has noted that his company ships "a phenomenal amount" of brandy to Maine each month.[4]

Uses

Allen's Coffee Brandy is typically served in a drink consisting of equal parts brandy and milk in a pint glass. This has been given many names within Maine, the most common being a "Fat Ass in a Glass". Also among them are “Liquid Panty Remover", "Puss", "Allen's and milk", "a milk drink", "a brandy", "an Allen's", and/or "Liquid Leg Spreader." Allen's Coffee Brandy can also be mixed with another Maine staple, Moxie, to make the "Burnt Trailer" or (with Diet Moxie) a "Welfare mom".[5][6]

New concoctions and mixers have resulted in new variants and naming conventions. "Maine Breakfast" (alternatively: "Corker") is an Allen's and oat milk.

Legality

Allen's came into some legal question when the United States placed a ban on caffeinated alcoholic beverages. However, with a significantly lower caffeine content, produced by the coffee flavorings and not added intentionally as with Four Loko and the other alcoholic energy drinks targeted by the ban, Allen's Coffee Brandy is still legal to sell.[5]

See also

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References

  1. ^ Coffee Brandy Top-Selling Liquor In Maine | wcsh6.com
  2. ^ Fahrenthold, David A. (January 9, 2006). "A Bittersweet 'Champagne of Maine'". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  3. ^ McGuire, Peter (16 June 2018). "Hot-selling Fireball passes Allen's as biggest money maker in Maine liquor market". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Coffee brandy ranks as state's drug of choice". Portland Press Herald. October 19, 1997. Archived from the original on August 19, 2004. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Carpenter, Murray (15 November 2010). "Coffee Brandy Escapes Energy Drinks' Troubles". New York Times.
  6. ^ Connelly, Martin (November 25, 2013). "The Champagne of Maine". The Morning News. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
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