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Cool Breeze Daiquiri's cleared to open in Oklahoma City

Cool Breeze Daiquiri's cleared to open in Oklahoma City

New Capabilities Oklahoma City, OK local

Mixed beverage license on record at Oklahoma's Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE) Commission

Yesterday: Cool Breeze Daiquiri's cleared to open

Overview

Updated 1 hour ago

Cool Breeze Daiquiri's is cleared to operate. Oklahoma's Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE) Commission list includes a mixed beverage license for the shop at 738 Culbertson Drive — the permit that lets it legally sell daiquiris by the glass.

September 2, 2026 is the day the record first appeared on the list we read; it carries no grant date and it doesn't mean the doors are open. The license means exactly one thing:the business can legally operate. Whether Cool Breeze turns that permission into regular hours and customers is the story from here.

Why it matters

If Cool Breeze opens, northeast Oklahoma City gets a Black-owned daiquiri bar — and a permit turns into a real business.

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Key Indicators

Mixed beverage
License type
Oklahoma ABLE permit allowing the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption.
738 Culbertson Dr
Address
Storefront in Oklahoma City's 73105 ZIP code.
Cleared
Operating status
License on record as of September 2, 2026;the business has not necessarily opened.
Tue/Wed/Fri 4–8 PM
Listed hours
From the business's Square site; hours may change.

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Timeline

1 event Latest: Yesterday
  1. Cool Breeze Daiquiri's cleared to open

    Latest Licensing

    Oklahoma ABLE mixed beverage license is on record for the Culbertson Drive shop, clearing it to operate. September 2, 2026 is when the record first appeared on the list.

Historical Context

2 moments from history that rhyme with this story — and how they unfolded.

1959

Oklahoma ends Prohibition (1959)

Oklahoma was a dry state from statehood in 1907 until voters finally allowed liquor salesin 1959. The state created an Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to license every sale — a system that still governs who can pour a drink and where.

Then

Liquor stores and bars opened under state licenses, each sale tied to a permit.

Now

Oklahoma's alcohol market stayed tightly controlled for decades, with grocery stores limited to low-point beer until the 2010s.

Why this matters now

Explains why Cool Breeze Daiquiri's needs a state mixed beverage license at all — and why the ABLE record is the legal gate between an idea and an open bar.

November 2016 – October 2018

Oklahoma voters modernize liquor laws (2016–2018)

Oklahoma voters approved State Question 792, phasing out the state's 3.2% beer era. Grocery stores gained the right to sell full-strength beer and wine — the biggest liberalization of state alcohol law since 1959.

Then

Shoppers could buy wine and full-strength beer in grocery stores starting October 2018.

Now

The modernization set a more permissive regulatory tone for small bars and restaurants seeking alcohol licenses.

Why this matters now

It's the regulatory backdrop for the current licensing regime that Cool Breeze is entering — one where a small bar can get a mixed beverage license and sell daiquiris by the glass.

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