Patent ID: 8028866

Claim:
An alcoholic beverage dispenser comprising: a base having multiple compartments therein, each compartment for receiving an individual beverage container; a plurality of valves each for engaging an opening of an individual beverage container for controlling the flow of liquid from the individual beverage container; a dispensing system within the base for receiving liquid from all of the individual beverage containers and dispensing the received liquid to a receiving outlet; wherein the dispensing system comprises: a valve comprising a gear wheel thereabout and having a stem extending therefrom, the valve secured about the opening of a beverage container; a valve receiving plate comprising a lanyard having gear engaging beads hereon, the lanyard extending outwardly from the base and rotatable within the valve receiving plate; a manifold tube having a proximal end and a distal end and plurality of receiving stems for receiving the valve stems, wherein the distal end extends outwardly from the base; a connector on the distal end of the manifold tube for connecting the dispensing system with the receiving outlet; and a control valve for controlling the flow of liquid through the connector into the receiving outlet.