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The New, Dumb Regulatory Crusade: Snack-Food Booze

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In the snack aisle at a Walmart in Crossville, Tenn.

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The Sunny-D Sazerac? An Eggo Waffle White Lady? A Mountain Dew Martini? If none of that sounds especially appetizing to you, you’re not a marketing executive.

Classic food brands are increasingly venturing into the alcohol sector, creating niche products that blend booze and snack foods into one concoction that appears to appeal more to the online media outlets that promote them than to consumers. Nevertheless, a new trend is upon us, and so is the cycle of handwringing that so often accompanies them.

Noah Rothman

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Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.

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