Craft Spirits Are in Real Trouble. Can They Rebound in 2021?

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In recent months, the craft-spirits industry has faced one crisis after another. We look at whether the new year offers them some relief.

Published Dec. 18 2020 5:01AM EST

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Imagine America’s 2,000 craft distillers all gathered around a long and festive table for a joyous holiday banquet. Now cue the foreboding music and reveal the unfortunate main course—2020’s version of a turducken: a tax inside a tariff inside a pandemic.

Unfortunate, yes, in the way the Red Wedding was “unfortunate”...

Wayne Curtis

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Craft Spirits Are in Real Trouble. Can They Rebound in 2021?

In recent months, the craft-spirits industry has faced one crisis after another. We look at whether the new year offers them some relief.

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Wayne Curtis