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Alcohol permits in Key West
12 federal alcohol Basic Permits in Key West; wholesalers are the dominant class (8).
- 12
- Permit holders
- 25,720
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 8
- Wholesalers
- 2
- Distilleries
- Florida
- State
Key West in one line
Key West, Florida: 12 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (8).
- 46.7 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #1134 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #86 of 374
- Florida city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
12 permit holders registered to Key West, Florida addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Key West vs nearby Florida cities
Key West ranks 86th in Florida — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- New Port Richey 12 permits
- Punta Gorda 11 permits (+1 vs Key West)
Four permit classes in Key West
Wholesalers lead (8, 67%), followed by 2 distilleries and 2 importers across 12 TTB premises.
All 12 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Chef Distilled, LLC | Distillery |
| Papa's Pilar Rum Hemingway Rum Company, LLC | Distillery |
| Franks Way LLC | Importer |
| Xcafe Freyder Global, LLC | Importer |
| Cayo Hueso Brewing LLC | Wholesaler |
| Franks Way LLC | Wholesaler |
| Freyder Global, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Key West Moonshine LLC | Wholesaler |
| Key West Smuggler CO. | Wholesaler |
| Key West Trading Company LLC | Wholesaler |
| Southernmost Beverage Distributions, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Volstead Distributing, INC. | Wholesaler |
How Key West compares within Florida
Key West ranks 86th of 374 cities in Florida by permit count; Miami leads the state with 1,235 holders.
The 12 permit holders listed here represent 0.2% 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, Key West sits at #1,134 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 Key West's population at 25,720. That works out to 46.7 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 Chef Distilled, LLC, Papa's Pilar Rum, Franks Way LLC (+9 more), spanning 8 wholesalers, 2 distilleries, 2 importers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Key West, Florida?
Key West has 12 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (8). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Key West rank among Florida cities?
Key West ranks 86th of 374 cities in Florida; Miami leads with 1,235 holders.
How does Key West rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Key West is #1,134 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Key West extract?
Examples from this city's table: Chef Distilled, LLC, Papa's Pilar Rum, Franks Way LLC, Xcafe, plus 8 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. 12 TTB premises addresses grouped under Key West, 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.