Wine-based liquor: real cocktail taste on a beer & wine license
Specialty Blends’ wine-based liquors are crafted to stand in for tequila, vodka, gin, rum, whiskey, and triple sec — but because they’re wine-based, no more than 24% ABV, your business can pour them on the beer & wine permit you already hold. No liquor license, no full bar, no compromise on taste.
Real cocktail taste, wine-based legality
Wine-based liquor starts from a fermented wine base and is crafted to deliver the flavor and character of a distilled spirit — up to 17% alcohol by volume. Because it’s legally wine, not distilled liquor, establishments holding a beer & wine permit can serve it without a full liquor license. Our customers put it simply: it doesn’t taste like a wine cooler — it tastes like a real cocktail.
Every Specialty Blends wine-based liquor is gluten-free, non-GMO, made with no sulfites, and shelf-stable for two years. Made in Dripping Springs, Texas since 1998.
Ten wine-based liquors, one supplier
Old Hays Peanut Butter
The novelty pour guests order twice.
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Lumitivo
Bittersweet Italian-style orange aperitivo — the spritz and the Negroni, on the license you already hold.
See Lumitivo →Three reasons this category exists
The license unlock
≤24% ABV wine base means it serves on a standard beer & wine permit. A cocktail menu without a liquor license.
Real taste
“It doesn’t taste like a wine cooler — it tastes like a real margarita.” Guests get the genuine drink, not a compromise.
Real margins
Cocktail pricing on beer & wine overhead — the highest-margin pours on your menu.
Straight answers
Is wine-based liquor real alcohol?
Yes — up to 24% ABV, fermented from a wine base. It’s a real drink, not a zero-proof substitute.
Do I need a liquor license to serve it?
Not in Texas — because it’s legally wine (≤24% ABV), it serves on a beer & wine permit. Other states are confirmed individually.
Does it taste like wine?
No — that’s the point. Each product is crafted to taste like the spirit it replaces: tequila, vodka, gin, rum, whiskey, triple sec.
Can I taste before I buy?
Yes — ask us. Once we’ve talked through your menu and pricing, we’ll send samples where it makes sense.
Get a quote for your business.
Tell us a little about your operation and we’ll be in touch with pricing and recommendations — usually within a couple of business hours.
- Pricing quoted for your menu and volume
- Serve under your existing beer & wine license
- No obligation — talk it through first
We sell to licensed businesses only — we don’t sell to, or send sample kits to, individuals. If you run a bar, restaurant, venue, or store with a beer & wine license and you want to add cocktail revenue, tell us about it below. We’d love to talk.
For licensed retailers, establishments, and operators. 21+ only.
Request a quote
Tell us a little about your operation and we’ll be in touch with pricing and recommendations — usually within a couple of business hours.
For licensed retailers, establishments, and operators. 21+ only.