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Alcohol permits in El Cajon
27 TTB Basic Permit holders with El Cajon, California premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 27
- Permit holders
- 104,449
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 2
- Wineries
- 3
- Distilleries
- California
- State
El Cajon in one line
El Cajon, California: 27 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (13).
- 25.8 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #464 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #151 of 889
- California city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
27 permit holders registered to El Cajon, California addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
El Cajon vs nearby California cities
El Cajon ranks 151st in California — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
Four permit classes in El Cajon
Wholesalers lead (13, 48%), followed by 9 importers and 3 distilleries across 27 TTB premises.
All 27 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Apex Global Imports, INC. | Distillery |
| Burning Beard Promethean Brewing CO. LLC | Distillery |
| RKR Bottling LLC | Distillery |
| Apex Global Imports, INC. | Importer |
| Quality Distributor Benny Enterprises, INC | Importer |
| Baja California Exports Group Didier Nahimana | Importer |
| Epic Beverage Group Epic Beverage Group LLC | Importer |
| Five Star Wine & Spirits, LLC | Importer |
| Gi Group, INC. | Importer |
| Les Vins Du Chef Harold W. Goforth, Jr., & Sharon B. Goforth | Importer |
| Rinaldi Trade, INC. | Importer |
| Black Forest Spirits Streif Enterprises, INC. | Importer |
| Ak Spirits, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Apex Global Imports, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Vita Wine CO. Autumn Ellenson and Joseph Ellenson | Wholesaler |
| Quality Distributor Benny Enterprises, INC | Wholesaler |
| Codymade LLC | Wholesaler |
| Baja California Exports Group Didier Nahimana | Wholesaler |
| San Diego Cash & Carry Eashou, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Epic Beverage Group Epic Beverage Group LLC | Wholesaler |
| Five Star Wine & Spirits, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Gi Group, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Old Independence Distributors INC Old Independence Distributors INC | Wholesaler |
| RKR Bottling LLC | Wholesaler |
| Black Forest Spirits Streif Enterprises, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Cantina Zerilli Cantina Zerilli LLC | Winery |
| Andersen Valley John Martin Andersen III | Winery |
How El Cajon compares within California
El Cajon ranks 151st of 889 cities in California by permit count; Napa leads the state with 1,811 holders.
The 27 permit holders listed here represent 0.1% of California's 21,002 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, El Cajon sits at #464 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 El Cajon's population at 104,449. That works out to 25.8 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 Apex Global Imports, INC., Burning Beard, RKR Bottling LLC (+24 more), spanning 13 wholesalers, 9 importers, 3 distilleries, 2 wineries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in El Cajon, California?
El Cajon has 27 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (13). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does El Cajon rank among California cities?
El Cajon ranks 151st of 889 cities in California; Napa leads with 1,811 holders.
How does El Cajon rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
El Cajon is #464 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the El Cajon extract?
Examples from this city's table: Apex Global Imports, INC., Burning Beard, RKR Bottling LLC, Apex Global Imports, INC., plus 23 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. 27 TTB premises addresses grouped under El Cajon, California — 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.