[antiRepublicrat]

Ofcourse. Can't you see why?

Yes. While wine and beer were still available, the bit of a high you could get off those wasn't worth the danger of getting caught. Distilled spirits were much more effective for the same amount of danger. Plus, from a production standpoint, producers could ship more money's worth of alcohol high in the same shipment, meaning a successful shipment of liquor gave more profit than one of beer or wine.

None but the most tyrannical of laws can argue with basic economics and human nature.

[biblewonk]

A couple of more points, it was depression time which meant there was less money to spend. And it was illegal which meant you had to be willing to pay a premium for the risk. My grandma was a "flapper" though and they drank freely at speak-easy's. All the cops knew they were there and there were even city officials involved. If there was ever a bust it was for political expedience. IOW it was as "illegal" as prostitution is today. IE not really illegal at all.