City · Vermont
Alcohol permits in Bristol
A small TTB cluster: 2 Basic Permits in Bristol, Vermont, mostly wineries (1).
- 2
- Permit holders
- 2,142
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wineries
- 0
- Importers
- Vermont
- State
Bristol in one line
Bristol, Vermont: 2 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (1).
- 93.4 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #6648 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #60 of 137
- Vermont city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
2 permit holders registered to Bristol, Vermont addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Bristol vs nearby Vermont cities
Bristol ranks 60th in Vermont — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
Wineries and wholesalers split Bristol
Bristol is a two-class market: 1 wineries (50%) and 1 wholesalers (50%) among 2 holders.
Bristol among cities by permit count and density
Each dot is a city (a representative sample by permit count and density, 30 of 8678 cities shown), positioned by total permits (left to right) against permits per 100k residents (bottom to top). The dividers sit at the median across all 8678 cities with a measurable population. Bristol is highlighted.
All 2 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Pocock Distributing, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Wandering Drake LLC Wandering Drake LLC | Winery |
How Bristol compares within Vermont
Bristol ranks 60th of 137 cities in Vermont by permit count; Burlington leads the state with 21 holders.
The 2 permit holders listed here represent 0.6% of Vermont's 352 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Bristol sits at #6,648 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 Bristol's population at 2,142. That works out to 93.4 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 Pocock Distributing, INC., Wandering Drake LLC, spanning 1 wineries, 1 wholesalers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Bristol, Vermont?
Bristol has 2 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wineries (1). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Bristol rank among Vermont cities?
Bristol ranks 60th of 137 cities in Vermont; Burlington leads with 21 holders.
How does Bristol rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Bristol is #6,648 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Bristol extract?
Examples from this city's table: Pocock Distributing, INC., Wandering Drake LLC.
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. 2 TTB premises addresses grouped under Bristol, Vermont — 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.