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March 10, 2023

As bourbon booms, thirst for rare brands breeds skullduggery

By ANDREW SELSKY and DAMIAN DOVARGANES
Associated Press

Buttery, smooth, oaky. These are characteristics of the best bourbons, and a growing cult of aficionados is willing to pay an astonishing amount of money for these increasingly scarce premium spirits — and even bend or break laws.

SALEM, Ore. — Buttery, smooth, oaky. These are characteristics of the best bourbons, and a growing cult of aficionados is willing to pay hundreds or even thousands of dollars to get their hands on scarce American spirits — and even bend or break laws.


 
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