Wartime whiskey production resumed episodically rather than through a single return to normal

After the October 1942 cessation, beverage-spirit production resumed through temporary, controlled releases in August 1944 and January 1945, followed by additional limited releases in 1945; normal production did not restart in one clean step.

Verified as a synthesis of the cited official records.

The exact administrative instruments for each 1945 release are not all yet in the library; the staged pattern is nevertheless supported by official reports.

The official sources describe distinct monthly holidays and later shorter release periods, contradicting a simplified continuous-shutdown/instant-restart model.

Useful as the narrative bridge from wartime conversion to postwar reconversion.