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US bourbon boom is over. Now the hangover is here

US bourbon boom is over. Now the hangover is here
The Family Jones distillery, which serves its spirits at its own bar in Denver, began slowing bourbon and rye production a year ago.
The Wall Street Journal
By Saabira Chaudhuri, with photography by David WilliamsWhen Rob Masters listed 400 barrels of two-year-old bourbon for sale online at US$900 (NZ$1,600) apiece, he expected them to be gone within days.Eight months later, the barrels are still there. “We aren’t even getting a sniff,” said Masters, head distiller at The Family Jones distillery in Denver.Just two years ago, Masters could rake in US$2,000 for similar barrels. “Back then, two phone calls and I could have them gone,” he said.America’s bourbon boom...

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