“’There’s a growing concern that our international consumers are increasingly opting for domestically produced spirits or imports from countries other than the U.S., signaling a shift away from our great American spirits brands,’ Chris Swonger, president and CEO of the spirits council said in an October statement.”
Did Whiskey go Woke and I missed it?
My Fault. I cut back my drinking quite a bit.
There are WAY too many choices in the liquor store.
But Americans are also drinking less than ever. In a July Gallup poll, only 54 percent of U.S. adults said they drink alcohol. That’s the lowest number since 1939, when Gallup began tracking drinking trends."
Notice how they put tariffs first. It's not tariffs. The current young generation is dramatically drink less than other generations.
I stopped drinking years ago ,it cost tooooooooo much , it must be real expensive now ,LOL
Government shutdown....................
Soooo...the SNAP people stopped getting whiskey? It wasn’t direct anyway. Through their friends.
MPG whiskeys [they don’t seem like many top-shelf whiskeys to me]:
George Remus
Rossville Union
Eight & Sand
Ezra Brooks
Rebel
Daviess County
Yellowstone
Old Ezra
Penelope
MGP also supplies whiskey to many non-owned brands (e.g., Bulleit, High West), but the above are directly under their portfolio. Availability varies by state.
I was the bartender growing up. Dad would go through 3 martinis before dinner and a bottle of wine at dinner. Mom preferred a couple scotch and water drinks while dad drank his martinis. I never developed an affinity for hard liquor. I did have a few rum and coke mixes and one tequila sunrise. My stomach was a wreck for days after the tequila sunrise.
And tattoos killed the strip clubs.
Ha! We never have whiskey in the house. Usually beer, rum and tequila. Never developed a taste for that brown swill.
Not my fault, I’m drinking as much as I can.
A press release on October 19 doesn’t really count as “just”. The use of the word is intended to imply that the user if the word is on top of things.
Oh let’s name her, Nancy Pelosi. Who also now will have more time to cconsume more. They should be rolling strong again real soon. 😁🤙
Why drink alcohol, if you can get cheap buzz from marihuana!
“Tequila and mezcal sales outpaced whiskey for the first time in 2023.”
An outrageous lack of taste and refinement.
I wonder if those numbers will hold when the deportations are over.
Nothing “good” ever came from drinking alcohol. Beer is bad enough, but spirits are so much stronger.
Yes, I’m (now) a “teetotaler”. Not alcoholics, but my wife and I decided years ago to give up alcohol. It caused problems and solved NONE!
Being brought up in an alcoholic household, I know from where I speak.
AI Overview
Yes, it is better not to drink alcohol because no level of consumption is completely safe, and even moderate drinking increases health risks like cancer and heart disease. Not drinking is the only way to completely avoid alcohol’s risks and can lead to immediate benefits like better sleep, improved mental clarity, and lower blood pressure.
Just one or an occasional drink is okay, right? Becoming drunk or impaired ALWAYS starts with ONE drink.
DON’T take the FIRST one and you’ll be better off.
,,, the wine industry’s taking a hiding too.