For a long time there have been people who have worried that the quirks that make one part of the U.S. different from another are slowly disappearing.
That day is not yet here.
We're happy to report that Maine still has plenty of quirks, including one that has defined it for decades: Allen's Coffee Brandy.
Allen's is the most-sold liquor in Maine by a large margin. And it's been that way for decades. And in no other state is Allen's remotely near the top of the list. And it's not even made here! Allen's is made in Somerville, MA.
It is, even to the executives in charge of making Allen's Coffee Brandy, an inexplicable fascination.
And while most of the time you'll order it with milk and ice (a high calorie combination that's earned it a number of nicknames), it is getting a surprising new clientele.