All alcoholic beverages over 2.8% vol. are imported and sold by Rúsdrekkasøla Landsins, who have a national monopoly on alcohol. Rúsdrekkasøla Landsins has six outlets in the Faroe Islands. 

In addition to the imported drinks, you can buy Faroese beer from OY brewery , and Føroyar Bjór and Okkara, whose beers are sold at the Rúsdrekkasøla outlets, or at local beer outlets around the islands.

Restaurants, bars and clubs must have a license to sell alcohol. There are two kinds of licences; a half licence that only permits wine and beer, and a full licence that permits the sale of all legal alcoholic beverages.

Spirits sold in the Faroe Islands must not be of a higher percentage than 60% vol.

The legal drinking age in the Faroe Islands is 18 years.

See customs regulations for information about the importation of beverages.

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