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Alcohol permits in Carefree
9 TTB Basic Permit holders with Carefree, Arizona premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 9
- Permit holders
- 3,683
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wineries
- 1
- Distilleries
- Arizona
- State
Carefree in one line
Carefree, Arizona: 9 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (4).
- 244.4 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #1488 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #19 of 89
- Arizona city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
9 permit holders registered to Carefree, Arizona addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Carefree vs nearby Arizona cities
Carefree ranks 19th in Arizona — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Cave Creek 9 permits
- Cornville 9 permits
Four permit classes in Carefree
Wholesalers lead (4, 44%), followed by 3 importers and 1 wineries across 9 TTB premises.
All 9 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Carefree Spirits Distillery Elysian Desert Distilleries INC. | Distillery |
| Espiritus, LLC | Importer |
| Royalty Importers, LLC | Importer |
| Rudy, LLC | Importer |
| Alpha Distribution L.L.C. | Wholesaler |
| Espiritus, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Royalty Importers, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Rudy, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Celestial Artisan Meadery Celestial Artisan Meads LLC | Winery |
How Carefree compares within Arizona
Carefree ranks 19th of 89 cities in Arizona by permit count; Phoenix leads the state with 206 holders.
The 9 permit holders listed here represent 0.9% of Arizona's 950 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Carefree sits at #1,488 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file — placement by count only, not production volume or retail outlets.
The U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 2024 five-year estimate puts Carefree's population at 3,683. That works out to 244.4 federal Basic Permit premises per 100,000 residents in this registry — a premises-density comparison, not a measure of alcohol production or consumption.
Named holders in this extract include Carefree Spirits Distillery, Espiritus, LLC, Royalty Importers, LLC (+6 more), spanning 4 wholesalers, 3 importers, 1 wineries, 1 distilleries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Carefree, Arizona?
Carefree has 9 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (4). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Carefree rank among Arizona cities?
Carefree ranks 19th of 89 cities in Arizona; Phoenix leads with 206 holders.
How does Carefree rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Carefree is #1,488 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Carefree extract?
Examples from this city's table: Carefree Spirits Distillery, Espiritus, LLC, Royalty Importers, LLC, Rudy, LLC, plus 5 more in the full list.
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, published August 2026, public U.S. government data, reformatted without alteration. Verify with the TTB → · View the ACS population estimate →
According to the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau's List of Permittees, the August 2026 List of Permittees source contains 84,273 federal Basic Permit records. PlainAlcohol renders those records directly from the source; no figure is typed in by an editor. 9 TTB premises addresses grouped under Carefree, Arizona — a federal registry view, not a municipal liquor-license roll. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data & editorial changelog, or report a data error.