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The Kentucky Bourbon industry is a target of worldwide retaliatory tariffs. Getty Images The whiskey industry in the United States has entered a turbulent era marked by layoffs, declining sales, shifting consumer preferences, and an uncertain global marketplace. The announcement last week that industry darling Westward Distilling, one of the pioneers in the fledgling American Single Malt Whiskey movement, had filed for bankruptcy protection is a prime example. However, amid these difficulties, there lies an exciting industry that is helping to upend the discussion around whiskey worldwide. Nowhere is this more evidenced than by the decision by the International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC), one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious spirits competitions, to return to the United States for a second straight year to judge North American whiskies. Their team of highly respected judges will blind taste-test hundreds of American whiskies in Bardstown, Kentucky, from June 7-10, 2025. They will announce their results for the Best American Whiskies on June 16, 2025. The winners will go on to compete for the title of World’s Best, which will be announced November 12, 2025, in London. Coming to America again only makes sense to Dawn Davis, the head of whiskey judging for the IWSC and the person leading the American judging team. “I think we’ve only just scratched the surface of what American whisky can offer and the amazing liquid that its distillers are turning out,” said Davies. “That’s why we are here again to shine a spotlight on what is happening here and to help introduce it to the rest of the world. Outside of brands like Jack Daniels, Makers Mark, Buffalo Trace, and a few others, the world really doesn’t know about all the amazing liquid being produced in America.” Dawn Davis MW, the head buyer for The…

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