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Jack Daniel's No. 7 Is Virginia's No. 1 Spirit

Five of the year's top 10 are vodkas

How do you plan to toast the holidays this year? If the rest of the year is any indication, it's going to be with Jack Daniel's 7 Black.

The Tennessee whiskey was the Old Dominion's No. 1 seller in 2010, according to figures supplied by the Virginia Department of Alcohol Beverage Control.

All told, ABC reports that Virginia's state-run liquor stores sold $675.5 million worth of spirits in fiscal 2010, which ended June 30. That meant $120.5 million added to the state treasury.

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And while whiskey took the top prize, five of the top 10 were vodkas, which meant nearly $74 million in sales.

So raise a glass for the state's top 10 sellers:

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1.  Jack Daniel's 7 Black—No. 1 for the calendar year, the fiscal year figures show the state bought $22.4 million worth of Jack.

2.  Smirnoff 80 PET

3.  Grey Goose Vodka

4.  Jagermeister

5.  Patron Silver

6.  Jim Beam

7.  Absolut Vodka

8.  Crown Royal

9.  Pinnacle Vodka

10. Aristocrat Vodka


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