Just look at it! The Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Woody-Tailgate Trailer from Neiman Marcus will make you the king of tailgate parties.
Designed by interior designer Brad Ford, it's impressive on the outside, but what's on the inside truly astounds: sleek leather furnishings and details from Moore & Giles, rich wood finishings (handcrafted from reclaimed Bulleit Bourbon casks), elegant glassware, and a top-notch entertainment system, including a flat-screen TV, Blu-ray Disc™ player, and a state-of-the-art sound system, plus a one-year supply of Bulleit Bourbon and Bulleit Rye*. You park, open the hatch, and slide out the bar—cocktails anyone?
The price? Only $150,000. And 10% of that goes to amFAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research. Link -via Nag on the Lake
Liquor prices in this State are the highest in the nation, due solely to taxes.
In spite of an initiative to get the State out of liquor sales, the net result has been even higher prices. Oregon and Idaho liquor sales have skyrocketed, and Washington liquor sales are way off, essentially undercutting Washington's tax revenue.
I believe the recent legalization of marijuana in this state was due, in part, to the ridiculous tax structure on alcohol.
Of course, you can't yet legally buy pot, grow pot, sell pot. You can use it in the privacy of your own home, but can't legally acquire it yet.
Of course, legislation has been introduced to sell licenses to grow pot legally for $250,000, attempting to alter the original legislation which has very low license fees. The legislator proposing this just doesn't get it. Government believes that the citizenry is a never ending source of revenue, and that they can impose any tax rate on any product.
The well established underground pot production, distribution and sales infrastructure, while illegal, is much more efficient than anything the State will come up with, so it will continue to thrive until undercut by a well organized and economically run State bureaucracy.
Don't hold your breath.