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Alcohol permits in Buffalo
53 TTB Basic Permit holders with Buffalo, New York premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 53
- Permit holders
- 276,854
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 5
- Wineries
- 13
- Distilleries
- New York
- State
Buffalo in one line
Buffalo, New York: 53 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (21).
- 19.1 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #215 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #9 of 783
- New York city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
Full Buffalo directory (53 holders). Names link to individual permit pages with class, DBA, and TTB permit number where published.
Buffalo vs nearby New York cities
Buffalo ranks 9th in New York — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
Four permit classes in Buffalo
Wholesalers lead (21, 40%), followed by 14 importers and 13 distilleries across 53 TTB premises.
All 53 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Big Ditch Brewing Company Big Ditch Brewing Company LLC | Distillery |
| Buffalo Distilling Company Buffalo Distilling Company INC. | Distillery |
| Sterling Beverage CO. Buffalo Fermentation INC | Distillery |
| Buffalo Riverworks LLC | Distillery |
| Lockhouse Distillery Eight Buffalo Spirits LLC | Distillery |
| Hartman's Distilling CO. Gilded Buffalo, LLC | Distillery |
| Barrel Factory Distilling Mainspring LLC | Distillery |
| Niagara Distilling Company LLC | Distillery |
| Resurgence Rbcprod, LLC | Distillery |
| Rustbelt Revival Distilling Company Rustbelt Revival Distilling Company, LLC | Distillery |
| Swiezy Distilling LLC | Distillery |
| Willamia Distilling Willamia Distilling, LLC | Distillery |
| Yoga Pants Vodkas LLC | Distillery |
| 60 Miles 60 Miles LLC | Importer |
| Ammex Tax & Duty Free Shops, INC. | Importer |
| Mingo Imports Charles J Mingo JR | Importer |
| Commodities Export CO Commodities Export CO. INC | Importer |
| Consumers Beverages, INC. | Importer |
| Cuvee Imports, LLC | Importer |
| Five Grapes, LLC | Importer |
| Fred Schade | Importer |
| J & M Distributing CO., INC. | Importer |
| Labatt USA Labatt USA Operating CO, LLC | Importer |
| Mingo Imports LLC | Importer |
| Pevi Wine Importer LLC | Importer |
| Portovino Portovino, LLC | Importer |
| Purple Lizard Beverages US, LLC | Importer |
| Buffalo Beverage Corporation | Wholesaler |
| Buffalo Distilling Company Buffalo Distilling Company INC. | Wholesaler |
| CGM Goodspeed, LLC | Wholesaler |
| CGM Goodspeed, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Consumers Beverages, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Consumers Beverages, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Crystal Rock Beverage CO., INC. | Wholesaler |
| Cuvee Imports Cuvee Imports, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Five Grapes, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Gordon Fillmore LLC | Wholesaler |
| Certo Brothers Distributing Company J & M Distributing CO., INC. | Wholesaler |
| Willowbrook Beverage Company J. H. Wattles INC. | Wholesaler |
| Labatt USA Labatt USA Operating CO, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Luca Beverage INC. | Wholesaler |
| Mingo Imports LLC | Wholesaler |
| Mycity Brew, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Purple Lizard Beverages US, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Ringside Enterprises INC. | Wholesaler |
| Riverside Spirits CORP. | Wholesaler |
| Thirteen Monkeys, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Wooden Skiff Beer CO Wooden Skiff Beverages LLC | Wholesaler |
| The Cider Project Beau Fleuve Cider, LLC | Winery |
| Chateau Buffalo, LLC | Winery |
| PQ Cindrblock LLC | Winery |
| Resurgence Rbcprod, LLC | Winery |
| Wildflower Beverages LLC | Winery |
How Buffalo compares within New York
Buffalo ranks 9th of 783 cities in New York by permit count; New York leads the state with 1,117 holders.
The 53 permit holders listed here represent 0.9% of New York's 5,887 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Buffalo sits at #215 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 Buffalo's population at 276,854. That works out to 19.1 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 Big Ditch Brewing Company, Buffalo Distilling Company, Sterling Beverage CO. (+50 more), spanning 21 wholesalers, 14 importers, 13 distilleries, 5 wineries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Buffalo, New York?
Buffalo has 53 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (21). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Buffalo rank among New York cities?
Buffalo ranks 9th of 783 cities in New York; New York leads with 1,117 holders.
How does Buffalo rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Buffalo is #215 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Buffalo extract?
Examples from this city's table: Big Ditch Brewing Company, Buffalo Distilling Company, Sterling Beverage CO., Buffalo Riverworks LLC, plus 49 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. 53 TTB premises addresses grouped under Buffalo, New York — 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.