This is concise tertiary corroboration for a history already supported by dedicated whiskey sources; market timing and causation should rely on stronger industry evidence.
The bourbon passage sits within a broader narrative about generational taste, white spirits, beer, wine, and cocktail culture.
Peck sketches bourbon's post-repeal consumer arc: strong identification with the World War II generation, severe contraction in the 1970s, and renewed interest in aged brown spirits during the early twenty-first century.
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Myth 9 — What Americans drink
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