Licensed. Insured. Accountable.
Anyone can put “we buy bourbon” on a website. Almost none of them hold an alcohol license. We do, and that difference is your protection at every step of the sale.
What “ABC-licensed” actually means.
We Buy Bottles operates under an alcohol license issued by the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration, the authority that regulates who may lawfully buy and sell spirits in the District of Columbia.
Holding that license means we’re inspected, accountable, and on the record: a real premises, named licensees, and a regulator who knows exactly who we are. It’s also why we can legally receive alcohol shipments at our warehouse, something an unlicensed “buyer” simply can’t do.
Unlicensed buyers ask you to carry all of that risk yourself. We think that’s backwards. The regulated side of the transaction is our job.
License on record
- LicenseeWe Buy Bottles
- AuthorityABC Administration, Washington, DC
- License no.Available on request
Want to verify us? Call (202) 902-9935 and ask for our license details, or look us up with the DC ABC Administration.
Four protections you don’t get elsewhere.
A legal, documented sale
Selling to an unlicensed buyer can put you on the wrong side of state alcohol law. Selling to us is a lawful transaction with a licensed business: documented, on the books, and defensible.
Insured shipping, both directions
Your bottles are insured from your doorstep to our warehouse (and back, if a deal doesn't close). If a bottle breaks in transit, you're still paid the full quoted amount.
Age verification, handled
Every transaction is 21+. We verify age as part of intake and use adult-signature carrier services where required, so compliance never lands on you.
State restrictions, managed
Alcohol shipping rules differ state by state. We check what's permitted for your state before a kit ever ships and route every shipment by the carrier's alcohol rules.
What the license does for your sale.
You get a quote
No license needed on your side to receive an offer. The regulated part of the transaction is ours to carry.
We ship compliant
Prepaid kit, carrier-approved packaging, insured label, and the right service level for an alcohol shipment in your state.
We buy on the record
The purchase happens at our licensed premises after inspection, recorded like every other lot in our acquisition record.
The fine print lives in our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
Sell it the legal way.
A licensed buyer, insured shipping, and a real offer within 24 hours: the way selling spirits should work.
- Cash offer in under 24 hours
- Insured shipping both ways, on us
- No fees taken from your payout, ever
Prefer to talk it through? Call (202) 902-9935; a real person answers.