In the United States, the first known designation of a state beverage was in 1965 with Ohio designating tomato juice as its official beverage. The most popular choice for state beverage is milk; in total, 20 out of the 32 states with official beverages have selected milk, while Rhode Island has selected a flavored milk. The District of Columbia also has an official beverage.
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State Drink YearAlabama Clyde May’s Whiskey (state spirit) 2004Arizona Lemonade 2019Arkansas Milk 1985. Delaware Milk 1983. Orange Crush (state cocktail) 2024Florida Orange juice 1967HawaiiʻAwa2018Indiana Water 2007Kentucky Milk 2005 Louisiana Milk 1983Maine Moxie 2005.Maryland Milk 1998. Rye whiskey (state spirit) 2023 Orange Crush (state cocktail) 2025Massachusetts Cranberry juice 1970- .Minnesota Milk 1984.Mississippi Milk 1984.Nebraska Milk (state beverage) 1998Kool-Aid (state soft drink)Nevada Picon Punch (state cocktail) 2025.New Hampshire Apple cider 2010New Jersey Cranberry juice (state juice) 2023New York Milk 1981.- .- .- .North Carolina Milk 1987- North Dakota Milk 1983.Ohio Tomato juice 1965 Oklahoma Milk 2002Oregon Milk 1997.Pennsylvania Milk 1982Facts About the States, 1993, p.433, Joseph Nathan Kane, 973 F119A.Rhode Island Coffee milk 1993South Carolina Milk (state beverage) 1984South Carolina-grown tea(state hospitality beverage)1995South Dakota Milk 1986.Tennessee Milk 2009Vermont Milk 1983Virginia Milk (state beverage) 1982. George Washington's Rye Whiskey(state spirit) 2017- WashingtonCoffee2011 Wisconsin Milk (state beverage) 1987.Brandy old fashioned (state cocktail)2023
Federal district or territory Drink YearDistrict of Columbia Rickey 2011
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