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CT Nip Bottle Sales Surcharge Generates $2.5 Million-Plus To Municipalities In Latest 6-Month Period

The Connecticut Nickel-Per-Nip Program is now five years old.

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A total of $2.56 million was distributed to municipalities in the latest round of Connecticut's Nickel-Per-Nip program. (Chris Dehnel/Patch)

CONNECTICUT — A total of $2.56 million was distributed to municipalities in the latest round of Connecticut's Nickel-Per-Nip program.

Statistics for the latest reporting period — April 1 through Sept. 30, 2026 — were recently released by the Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Connecticut.

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Over the five years of the program, about $25 million has been paid out to towns and cities.

Under the program, each municipality receives 5 cents for each nip liquor bottle sold sold within its borders every six months. The nickel is charged to customers at the point of sale. The funding is intended for locally driven environmental stewardship programs.

The table below lists the amount of nip bottles sold and the allocation of payments for Connecticut municipalities covering the six-month period from April 1 through Sept. 30, 2026:

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