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American Whiskey Production Has Plummeted to a New Low (robbreport.com)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/boycottus@lemmy.ca
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[–] -3 points 11 months ago* (4 children)

Well, let's be honest. American whiskey isn't very popular outside of NA. It's a mixer whisky but only for those that want a whiskey and Coke. There's just far better done elsewhere on the planet.

But an American whiskey is for when people feel like that Hollywood western Americana vibe. It's a novelty.

Even in USA media, the JD bottle is always used in the "hit rock bottom" scene.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    American whiskey isn’t very popular outside of NA

    In 2023 $1.8 billion of whiskey was exported to countries outside North America -- that number is second only to the UK. You can look at the numbers (and impacts of tariffs) here

    It’s a mixer whisky ... JD

    Yes, let's judge every other whisky producing country by the mass produced garbage that makes up the bulk of their exports too.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

    I feel like you're kind of proving my point here. Looking at the dollars and sales.

    So what percentage of that was the really good whiskey distilleries most people haven't even heard of vs the big ones that supply the world with the novelty of American whiskey?

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

    Oh dude. That stuff is barely whiskey. There's much better American stuff out there.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    Yeah I know. It's the same with beers too. But you gotta find the places and directly order them or ask a distributor in the country to grab them. It's not something you can just grab from the shelf at the local store like other whisky countries.

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