Another American spirits maker has gone bust, adding to growing signs that the US whiskey and bourbon boom has sharply reversed. Ohio-based AM Scott Distillery, which filed for bankruptcy on December ...

In 2025, U.S. spirits sales and volume declined amid rising costs and changing consumer attitudes toward drinking alcohol. Several distilleries filed for bankruptcy protection or closed down without ...

A.M. Scott Distillery, which was founded in Troy in 2022, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Dec. 22, according to court records filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District ...

The whiskey distilling industry is hoping for a brighter year in 2026 as it finishes the year with more bankruptcy filings. Whiskey distillers that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2025 included ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the world’s best hotels, restaurants and wine. The year 2026 doesn’t look promising for the American whiskey industry, ...

The bourbon boom that defined the past decade is cracking under its own weight, and the casualties are piling up. Another distiller has tipped into insolvency, adding to a growing list of bankruptcies ...

Ever since the tweaks in the liquor laws made distilling in Washington state legal, we’ve seen a pretty wide assortment of spirit and liqueur selections become available. But the highest concentration ...

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