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Wisconsin is the nation's best drinking state, and not just because it's the birthplace of both the Schlitz and Ale Asylum breweries. Cheese Curdistan is also the brandy-swillingest place in America; it's hard to pin down accurate statistics, but each of the half-dozen sources I consulted are certain that Wisconsin accounts for at least 40 and up to 120 percent of our national brandy consumption.