Nova Scotia begins selling warehoused U.S. booze, with proceeds going to charity

Nova Scotia·NewBeginning Monday, the province’s liquor stores will once again stock booze from the United States — but for a limited time only.NSLC is encouraging customers to call ahead to check whether specific products are in stockThe Canadian Press · Posted: Dec 01, 2025 6:25 PM EST | Last Updated: 5 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Bottles of Jack Daniel’s Whiskey on the shelf at an NSLC store in Halifax. (CBC)Beginning Monday, Nova Scotia liquor stores will once again stock booze from the United States — but for a limited time only.The province is selling off its remaining stock of alcohol from the U.S. and plans to donate the proceeds to charity.In a news release last week, Premier Tim Houston said that the province had already paid for the products and they shouldn’t go to waste, though there were no plans to reorder inventory from the U.S. once this stockpile has been sold.The province says the current inventory of U.S. alcohol is worth about $14 million, and will return about $4 million to the province once expenses are deducted.The government will donate roughly $4 million to Feed Nova Scotia and other food-related charities in the coming weeks, the release said.Nova Scotia liquor stores originally pulled American booze from their shelves this spring in response to tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump. Terah McKinnon is a spokesperson for the NSLC. (CBC)On Monday, Terah McKinnon — a spokesperson for NSLC — told Radio-Canada that staff have been working hard to get U.S. products back on the shelves. Because the product was warehoused across the province, McKinnon said it could take some time to get everything out.”It’s a bit of a process, but we’re prepared,” McKinnon said.McKinnon said customers looking for something specific at their local store should call ahead to make sure it’s available.MORE TOP STORIESWith files from Radio-Canada