The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority is again partnering with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in celebrating September as Virginia Spirits Month. It recognizes the commonwealth’s rich history of spirits and spotlights more than 100 licensed distilleries that call the state home. Virginia’s distilled spirits industry is a major contributor to the commonwealth’s economy. In 2017, the industry maintained nearly 1,500 full time jobs and had an economic impact of more than $163 million.