IN THIS ISSUE

Volume 54 , No . 3 • Fall 2024

2024 CONTROL STATE BEST PRACTICES AWARDS

Celebrating the top programs from the past year By The Staff

ON THE COVER !

Photos by Rick Buchanan Photography

GROWTH BRANDS AWARDS HOF AND SOTY

Our 2024 Hall of Fame and Suppliers of the Year By Melissa Dowling and Krystina Skibo

THE STATE OF THE U . S . WHISKEY INDUSTRY

Is bourbon in a weird place ? By Kyle Swartz

4 Editor ’ s Note

6 NABCA Annual

Reporting from Phoenix By Kyle Swartz

9 Data Driven

Declines in Rum , Red Wine Alarming By Melissa Dowling

34 Wine Reviews : American Wines

37 On The Shelf

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