<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>Alaska's distilleries can no longer serve mixed drinks to customers, the state agency overseeing alcohol ruled Tuesday.
In a 3-1 vote, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board decided that distilleries — which make vodka, gin<wm>, and rum, the least taxed and least regulated form of alcoholic beverages — should not use their licenses to serve mixed cocktails and highball drinks.
Alaska's Alcoholic Beverage Control Board voted on the rules after years of discussions between distilleries and lawmakers to reduce the use of mixed drinks in Alaskan bars and restaurants.
The vote marks an effort by lawmakers to reduce the use of mixed drinks in Alaskan establishments to reduce the tax revenue they generate. "By serving only vodka-based drinks and mixed</wm> cocktails in Alaskan bars and restaurants we are going to reduce our dependence on those two very profitable and