Explains why regional reputation and national production identity coexist without strict geographic exclusivity.
The passage contrasts geographically bounded European traditions with an American whiskey industry industrialized soon after independence.
As transportation and national markets expanded, whiskey could be bought from distant production centers, while federal categories came to define spirits chiefly by how they were made rather than where they were made.
“A short history of regional American whiskeys,” opening discussion
“A short history of regional American whiskeys,” opening discussion
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