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halfcentaurhalfhorse t1_j220y4l wrote

Reply to comment by longboringstory in When buying a bottle of whiskey, you pay the rent for the years it spent aging. by frankabard

There’s been a bit of a bourbon boom. Lots of new distilleries popping up. Good bourbon is usually aged 5+ years. In order to get some revenue in interim, some will sell moonshine, rye, or straight whisky while the good stuff matures. Then they discontinue the cheap stuff.

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BackRowRumour t1_j22163i wrote

Lot of distilleries are selling gin to smooth cash flow.

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