Dot Dot Dot co-owner Stefan Huebner ranks the ongoing liquor shortages in Mecklenburg County an 11 on a scale of one to 10 of his operational concerns.
Some weeks, he’s visited as many as eight different liquor stores to procure spirits for the upscale cocktail lounge.
“I understand there have been supply-chain issues from the top to bottom — whether it be the spirit, the glass, distribution or labor,” Huebner says. “It definitely makes continuously stocking a bar difficult.”
Dot Dot Dot serves up classic and creative cocktails with farm-to-table small plates. Approximately 75% of revenue comes from liquor sales.
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Persistent liquor shortages have plagued North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control store shelves since last summer. Mecklenburg County ABC’s board operates 29 retail stores and controls distribution of liquor to roughly 1,000 mixed-beverage permittees including restaurants, bars, Bank of America Stadium and Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
“Trust me, if we could put it back the way it was, we would,” says CEO Keva Walton.
Supply issues — stretching from product outages to distribution — continue to hinder efforts to keep shelves stocked, he adds.
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