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Over one half of the retail purchase price of a typical bottle of whiskey consists of taxes.

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The taxes on wine are high but not nearly so high as that on distilled spirits (whiskey, gin, Bourbon, vodka, etc.) which typically constitute over half the total retail price of a bottle.

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