October 29, 2025

Mid stores mottle North Carolina

ABC stores ranked 30-52

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Can you identify the additive-free tequila on this shelf? (Trick question: Several of the tequilas pictured are recognized as additive-free, inclduing Tequila Ocho, Tres Agaves, and La Gritona)
Can you identify the additive-free tequila on this shelf? (Trick question: Several of the tequilas pictured are recognized as additive-free, inclduing Tequila Ocho, Tres Agaves, and La Gritona)
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By Hanna Raskin
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By Hanna Raskin

Halfway there! Let’s get straight to the rankings. Did you miss an earlier installment of this list? You’ll find them on our dedicated ABC project page.

50. Clay County

48 Creekside Circle, Hayesville | Annual revenue: $2.7 million | 26 points

The Hayesville ABC Store sits about six minutes north of the Georgia state line, which accounts for its clerk’s interest in the Braves game that was playing when we visited, and his suggestion that we shop for liquor over there.

 
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