In 2022, Kentucky had the highest per capita consumption of straight whiskey at over 312 9-liter cases per one thousand adults. Straight whiskey is whiskey created by distilling fermented cereal grain mash, creating a liquor not exceeding 80 percent alcohol by volume (ABV) and aged for a minimum of two years. Once bottled, the ABV must be 62.5 percent or lower.
U.S. straight whiskey market
In 2022, there were various brands of whiskey on the U.S. market including Bulleit Bourbon, Evan Williams, and Wild Turkey. The leading brand of that year, Jim Beam, controlled around 20.8 percent of the U.S. straight whiskey market, more than its main competitor, Jack Daniel's, which had a 17.6 percent market share in 2022.
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Beverage Information Group. (September 30, 2023). Per capita consumption of straight whiskey in the United States in 2022, by state (in 9-liter cases per 1,000 adults) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/895190/straight-whiskey-consumption-by-state-us/
Beverage Information Group. "Per capita consumption of straight whiskey in the United States in 2022, by state (in 9-liter cases per 1,000 adults)." Chart. September 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/895190/straight-whiskey-consumption-by-state-us/
Beverage Information Group. (2023). Per capita consumption of straight whiskey in the United States in 2022, by state (in 9-liter cases per 1,000 adults). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/895190/straight-whiskey-consumption-by-state-us/
Beverage Information Group. "Per Capita Consumption of Straight Whiskey in The United States in 2022, by State (in 9-liter Cases per 1,000 Adults)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/895190/straight-whiskey-consumption-by-state-us/
Beverage Information Group, Per capita consumption of straight whiskey in the United States in 2022, by state (in 9-liter cases per 1,000 adults) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/895190/straight-whiskey-consumption-by-state-us/ (last visited November 30, 2024)
Per capita consumption of straight whiskey in the United States in 2022, by state (in 9-liter cases per 1,000 adults) [Graph], Beverage Information Group, September 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/895190/straight-whiskey-consumption-by-state-us/