Bourbon blues: Sinking demand fuels a 28% drop in US whiskey production By Holly Duchmann - September 26, 2025 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint U.S. whiskey production has plunged to its lowest level since 2019, as distillers confront slumping demand, tariff headwinds and post-pandemic oversupply, The Lexington (Kentucky) Herald Leader wr… Already an INSIDER? Sign in.