In 2023, Kentucky had the highest per capita consumption of straight whiskey at over *** 9-liter cases per one thousand adults. Straight whiskey is whiskey created by distilling fermented cereal grain mash, creating a liquor not exceeding ** percent alcohol by volume (ABV) and aged for a minimum of two years. Once bottled, the ABV must be **** percent or lower.
U.S. straight whiskey market
In 2023, there were various brands of whiskey on the U.S. market including Bulleit Bourbon, Evan Williams, and Wild Turkey. The leading brand of that year, Jim Beam, controlled around **** percent of the U.S. straight whiskey market, more than its main competitor, Jack Daniel's, which had a **** percent market share in 2023.
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Beverage Information Group. (June 30, 2024). Per capita consumption of straight whiskey in the United States in 2023, by state (in 9-liter cases per 1,000 adults) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/895190/straight-whiskey-consumption-by-state-us/
Beverage Information Group. "Per capita consumption of straight whiskey in the United States in 2023, by state (in 9-liter cases per 1,000 adults)." Chart. June 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/895190/straight-whiskey-consumption-by-state-us/
Beverage Information Group. (2024). Per capita consumption of straight whiskey in the United States in 2023, by state (in 9-liter cases per 1,000 adults). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/895190/straight-whiskey-consumption-by-state-us/
Beverage Information Group. "Per Capita Consumption of Straight Whiskey in The United States in 2023, by State (in 9-liter Cases per 1,000 Adults)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/895190/straight-whiskey-consumption-by-state-us/
Beverage Information Group, Per capita consumption of straight whiskey in the United States in 2023, by state (in 9-liter cases per 1,000 adults) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/895190/straight-whiskey-consumption-by-state-us/ (last visited July 20, 2025)
Per capita consumption of straight whiskey in the United States in 2023, by state (in 9-liter cases per 1,000 adults) [Graph], Beverage Information Group, June 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/895190/straight-whiskey-consumption-by-state-us/
