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It is also a culture and tradition that goes back a long time, and it would be a loss for it to be killed
That's true.
But, I don't think the culture of bourbon making would disappear, only the brands.
There's people making illegal bourbon right now, and they'd still make it if every company out there collapsed. It's right there alongside moonshine culture. Those traditions aren't going to die because of tariffs. They'll just go back to a smaller scale of production.
That's a good point. My biggest worry would be for indie distilleries: people that are actually making a good product, and are part of the community
Word, they can only down size so much before they're gone because they already do small batches. Once the business goes bust, even though the actual expertise is still (word play intentional) in use, ramping back up to scale and all the costs that incurs is going to make them stay gone