craft distilleries
Small-batch liquor makers
Craft distilleries are small-scale producers of spirits like whiskey, gin, vodka, and rum, typically emphasizing artisanal methods, local ingredients, and small-batch production.
The term parallels craft breweries and suggests independence from major liquor corporations: We visited three craft distilleries on our trip through Kentucky.
The definition of "craft" remains loosely defined and sometimes disputed.
- barleyGrain for malt
- ryeHardy cereal crop
- bourbonCorn-based American spirit
- barrel agingWood vessel fermentation process
- amaroHerbal Italian liqueur
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- Bourbonbourbon, straight bourbon, Kentucky bourbon, bourbon whiskey, small batch bourbon
- beverage workersbartenders, bartender, brewers, barkeep, mixologist
- drink historybootleggers, moonshine, speakeasies, temperance movement, 18th Amendment
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