We are wondering how much alcohol (bourbon, specifically) you are allowed to carry in your checked baggage. I checked the TSA website, and it said you can take as much as allowed, but I could not find any specific listing for how much is allowed. Will I be able to make my purchase before we get to the airport and put it in our baggage to check? As I understand it, I will not be able to carry it on. We will be flying within the US, and we want to take some of our local brand to a friend. Thanks in advance.
Your topic name asks about duty-free, but then you wrote, "We will be flying within the US." Duty-free applies to international travel.
I think you're simply asking about bringing bottles of alcohol onto a domestic flight. You're undoubtedly already aware that you can't bring the bottles through the TSA checkpoint, so you can't bring them in carry-on luggage.
I'm sure there are people who successfully put bottles of alcohol in checked luggage. I'm also sure there are also people whose bottles in checked luggage are broken or stolen. Keep in mind that you're not allowed to lock checked luggage (except with TSA approved locks that really won't keep a thief out). Also, keep in mind that the TSA opens many checked bags for inspection, and may not repack them as well as you originally packed them. Finally, keep mind that checked luggage is dropped, smashed, thrown, and sent plummeting down ramps and chutes.
Do you still want to put bottles of liquor into checked luggage? If the answer is yes, then the only question is how much you can bring.
States usually have limits on much much alcohol and how many cigarettes you can bring in from another state. The purpose is to prevent the loss of taxes, so such laws are enforced against smugglers who bring in truckloads across state lines from low-tax states. I did a quick Google search, but I didn't find what Florida's limits are (and I'm not sure that Florida is even your destination). I wouldn't worry about a few bottles for personal consumption or to share with friends.
Wouldn't it be easier to buy the bourbon at your destination?