City · New Mexico
Alcohol permits in Taos
A small TTB cluster: 3 Basic Permits in Taos, New Mexico, mostly distilleries (2).
- 3
- Permit holders
- 6,458
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wholesalers
- 2
- Distilleries
- New Mexico
- State
Taos in one line
Taos, New Mexico: 3 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; distilleries are the largest class (2).
- 46.5 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #4343 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #25 of 88
- New Mexico city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
3 permit holders registered to Taos, New Mexico addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Taos vs nearby New Mexico cities
Taos ranks 25th in New Mexico — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Grants 3 permits
- Truth or Consequences 3 permits
Distilleries and wholesalers split Taos
Taos is a two-class market: 2 distilleries (67%) and 1 wholesalers (33%) among 3 holders.
All 3 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Dona Luz Distillery Dona Luz Mercantile LLC | Distillery |
| Rolling Still Rolling Still, LLC | Distillery |
| Rolling Still Distillery Rolling Still, LLC | Wholesaler |
How Taos compares within New Mexico
Taos ranks 25th of 88 cities in New Mexico by permit count; Albuquerque leads the state with 131 holders.
The 3 permit holders listed here represent 0.7% of New Mexico's 416 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Taos sits at #4,343 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 Taos's population at 6,458. That works out to 46.5 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 Dona Luz Distillery, Rolling Still, Rolling Still Distillery, spanning 2 distilleries, 1 wholesalers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Taos, New Mexico?
Taos has 3 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by distilleries (2). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Taos rank among New Mexico cities?
Taos ranks 25th of 88 cities in New Mexico; Albuquerque leads with 131 holders.
How does Taos rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Taos is #4,343 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Taos extract?
Examples from this city's table: Dona Luz Distillery, Rolling Still, Rolling Still Distillery.
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. 3 TTB premises addresses grouped under Taos, New Mexico — 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.