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4.4%

4.4% -- year over year sales growth for high-end bourbon brands (small batch segment, e.g. Maker's Mark) (2003)

Name: Year Over Year Sales Growth Statistics
Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-09-17

2003 · Distilled Spirits Council of the United States

Sales of high-end bourbon brands grew by 4.4% in 2003 compared to 2002.

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4.4%

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Percentage

Data Vintage

2003

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high-end bourbon brands (small batch segment, e.g. Maker's Mark)

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Distilled Spirits Council of the United States Primary Tier B

http://www.forbes.com/2004/10/27/cx_np_1027feat.html ↗

Confidence: 53/100 Vintage: 2003 Channel: Common Crawl

Source Article

The Kings Of Bourbon

Original Research

Distilled Spirits Council of the United States · Original study ↗

Methodology

Segment growth rate per the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States; strongest category alongside super-premium brands

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high-end bourbon brands (small batch segment, e.g. Maker's Mark): 4.4% year over year sales growth. Source: Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (2003). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/high-end-bourbon-growth-2003

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