Use only as a historical growth snapshot. The adjacent projection to 1,000 was not retained because it is a forecast and is unnecessary to the research question.
The authors define a craft distillery and describe the rapid early expansion of licensed small distilleries.
Citing Michael Kinstlick’s work for the American Distilling Institute, Spoelman and Haskell report six operating U.S. craft distilleries in 1990, about twenty-five by 2000, and more than 250 in all but five states by 2012.
PDF sheet 18 (displayed p. 13)
Prologue
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Evidence
Citing Michael Kinstlick’s work for the American Distilling Institute, Spoelman and Haskell report six operating U.S. craft distilleries in 1990, about twenty-five by 2000, and more than 250 in all but five states by 2012.
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The authors define a craft distillery and describe the rapid early expansion of licensed small distilleries.
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Use only as a historical growth snapshot. The adjacent projection to 1,000 was not retained because it is a forecast and is unnecessary to the research question.
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