KY Distillers Hit Record Economic Impact Despite Unfavorable Market

Dear Client: The Kentucky Distillers' Association (KDA) released its biennial analysis yesterday detailing the distilling industry's impact across the Kentucky economy from 2024-2025. This the eighth study of its kind from the association, which began fielding the research in 2009. ECONOMIC IMPACT HITS $10B+ HIGH. Kentucky's distilled spirits industry contributed a high watermark of $10.6 billion in output across the state, up from $9 billion in the most recent study. About $6.9 billion of the 2024-2025 economic impact was through