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TL;DR A 30-distillery survey finds hand fills and exclusives genuinely valuable at limited-output producers like Springbank and Kilchoman, but increasingly theatrical at high-volume sites — a distinction the
TL;DR Michter's US*1 Sour Mash Whiskey is a commercially durable, accessible premium expression that anchors the brand's volume while limited releases drive
TL;DR Brown-Forman has appointed four new distribution partners across 11 US control states, reshaping how Jack Daniel's, Woodford Reserve, and Old Forester reach market in
TL;DR The Canadian Craft Distillers Alliance is lobbying Ottawa for a spirits excise tax cut, arguing automatic duty escalation and high base rates are strangling craft producers
TL;DR Virginia Distillery Co. has debuted the Split Barrel Project, blending Kentucky straight Bourbon with its own American single malt. The series signals a strategic shift for
TL;DR Chivas Regal 18 has won back-to-back Gold medals while holding a £70 retail price. The trade should note what this signals about Pernod Ricard's
TL;DR Scotch whisky volumes grew in US control states while Canadian and Irish whisky declined. Gin and Tequila also gained. The data signals durable American demand for