Maine

Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey Expands Maine Facility

Boston Brands of Maine's Lewiston facility will become a 24/7 operation

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TOPSHAM, ME – JANUARY 19: Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy has long been the best selling liquor in Maine but in 2017, Fireball Cinnamon Whisky nips almost matched the sales of the brandy. Last year, the 1.75 liter bottle of Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy had nearly $5 million in sales compared to the $4.7 million in sales for the Fireball Cinnamon Whisky nips. Tito’s vodka came in third in sales at $3.46 million. Photographed at Bootlegger’s Beverage Warehouse in Topsham on Friday, January 19, 2018. (Staff Photo by Gregory Rec/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)

Maine's best-selling spirit is expanding.

Boston Brands of Maine, the maker of Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey, will move to a 24/7 operation at its Lewiston facility, according to News Center Maine.

The move comes less than a year after the company announced a $4 million expansion of the bottling plant.

The move is expected to create 46 full-time jobs, according to Sazerac, the the New Orleans-based company that owns Boston Brands.

A Sazerac spokesperson told the Portland Press Herald that the facility previously ran three shifts a day, five days a week. The facility will now have alternating 12-hour shifts, seven days a week.

In 2018, Fireball became the number-one spirit sold in Maine.

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