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Fort Lauderdale federal alcohol directory
140 TTB Basic Permit holders with Fort Lauderdale, Florida premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 140
- Permit holders
- 185,604
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wineries
- 4
- Distilleries
- Florida
- State
Fort Lauderdale in one line
Fort Lauderdale, Florida: 140 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (68).
- 75.4 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #64 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #7 of 374
- Florida city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
Full Fort Lauderdale directory (140 holders). Names link to individual permit pages with class, DBA, and TTB permit number where published.
Fort Lauderdale vs nearby Florida cities
Fort Lauderdale ranks 7th in Florida — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Miami Beach 147 permits (+7 vs Fort Lauderdale)
- Coral Gables 109 permits (+31 vs Fort Lauderdale)
Four permit classes in Fort Lauderdale
Wholesalers lead (68, 49%), followed by 67 importers and 4 distilleries across 140 TTB premises.
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How Fort Lauderdale compares within Florida
Fort Lauderdale ranks 7th of 374 cities in Florida by permit count; Miami leads the state with 1,235 holders.
The 140 permit holders listed here represent 2.4% of Florida's 5,936 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Fort Lauderdale sits at #64 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 Fort Lauderdale's population at 185,604. That works out to 75.4 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 Gulf Stream Distillery, Invasive Species, Shady Distillery, Kanti Spirits-Inbev (+137 more), spanning 68 wholesalers, 67 importers, 4 distilleries, 1 wineries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Fort Lauderdale, Florida?
Fort Lauderdale has 140 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (68). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Fort Lauderdale rank among Florida cities?
Fort Lauderdale ranks 7th of 374 cities in Florida; Miami leads with 1,235 holders.
What share of Florida alcohol permits are in Fort Lauderdale?
140 of 5,936 statewide Basic Permits (2.4%) list a Fort Lauderdale premises address in this vintage.
How does Fort Lauderdale rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Fort Lauderdale is #64 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Fort Lauderdale extract?
Examples from this city's table: Gulf Stream Distillery, Invasive Species, Shady Distillery, Kanti Spirits-Inbev, South Florida Distillers INC., plus 136 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. 140 TTB premises addresses grouped under Fort Lauderdale, Florida — 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.