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2.7%
2.7% -- compound annual growth rate for U.S. distillery industry (2026)
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2.7%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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B
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95
Source Trust
50
Citation Chain
90
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
86
Sources (3)
Wall Street Journal
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Tier A
https://www.wsj.com/cmo-today/this-chicago-spirit-quadrupled-sales-with-ads-likening-it-to-fermented… ↗
Source Article
The Scoop: Malört made its bad flavor part of the brand experience
Plus: Pepsi apologizes, removes Threads post after backlash; brands respond to AI-generated creator ads. Chicago’s Jeppson’s Malört has turned its notoriously bitter taste into its biggest selling point. Rather than trying to make Malört seem more appealing, the brand embraced customer descriptions …
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Wall Street Journal
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Methodology
Comparison of growth rates between Jeppson’s Malört and the broader U.S. distillery industry.
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Channelcommon_crawl
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