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Sarasota federal alcohol directory
107 TTB Basic Permit holders with Sarasota, Florida premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 107
- Permit holders
- 56,970
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 2
- Wineries
- 5
- Distilleries
- Florida
- State
Sarasota in one line
Sarasota, Florida: 107 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; importers are the largest class (50).
- 187.8 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #86 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #9 of 374
- Florida city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
Full Sarasota directory (107 holders). Names link to individual permit pages with class, DBA, and TTB permit number where published.
Sarasota vs nearby Florida cities
Sarasota ranks 9th in Florida — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Coral Gables 109 permits (+2 vs Sarasota)
- Boca Raton 95 permits (+12 vs Sarasota)
Four permit classes in Sarasota
Importers lead (50, 47%), followed by 50 wholesalers and 5 distilleries across 107 TTB premises.
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How Sarasota compares within Florida
Sarasota ranks 9th of 374 cities in Florida by permit count; Miami leads the state with 1,235 holders.
The 107 permit holders listed here represent 1.8% 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, Sarasota sits at #86 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 Sarasota's population at 56,970. That works out to 187.8 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 Broken Plank Rum, LLC, Drum Circle Distilling, LLC, Good Liquid Distillery (+104 more), spanning 50 importers, 50 wholesalers, 5 distilleries, 2 wineries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Sarasota, Florida?
Sarasota has 107 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by importers (50). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Sarasota rank among Florida cities?
Sarasota ranks 9th of 374 cities in Florida; Miami leads with 1,235 holders.
What share of Florida alcohol permits are in Sarasota?
107 of 5,936 statewide Basic Permits (1.8%) list a Sarasota premises address in this vintage.
How does Sarasota rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Sarasota is #86 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Sarasota extract?
Examples from this city's table: Broken Plank Rum, LLC, Drum Circle Distilling, LLC, Good Liquid Distillery, Gyte Ryte Distillery, plus 103 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. 107 TTB premises addresses grouped under Sarasota, 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.