Robert Drousth, left, of Madison, Wisconsin, has his liquor collection evaluated by Phil Mikhaylov, CEO and co-founder of Unicorn, and auction operations supervisor Daniel Cothern in Chicago on ...

Some longtime liquor store workers, like 38-year-old Edgar of Village Wine & Spirit Shop, weren’t as surprised by the Tuesday booze boom. “Every election, it’s like that,” Edgar said.

In Michigan, the Liquor Control Commission is the wholesaler for distilled spirits, selling bottles of liquor through three authorized distribution agencies that warehouse, package and deliver the ...