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Panel and tourism officials urge committee to make the Orange Crush Maryland’s official state cocktail
Summary
House Bill 1001, sponsored by Delegate Wayne Hartman, drew business, tourism and agriculture officials who said designating the "original Maryland Orange Crush" as the state cocktail would support tourism and value-added agriculture. Witnesses provided sales figures and economic arguments; a motion to report favorably on the bill was made in the听
House Bill 1001, sponsored by Delegate Wayne Hartman, was presented to the Health and Government Operations Committee with supporters asserting the designation of the original Maryland Orange Crush as the state cocktail would promote tourism and value-added agricultural products in Maryland.
Proponents described the beverage as an economically useful and widely recognized regional product originating in West Ocean City and testified to job, tax and tourism benefits if the drink is formally recognized.
"The purpose of this legislation is to designate the original Maryland Orange Crush as our official state cocktail," Delegate Wayne Hartman said in his opening remarks, noting the drink originated in 1995 at Harborside Bar and Grill in West Ocean City. He and owners of Harborside said the Orange Crush has spread across…
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