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Is the whiskey industry in trouble?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with bourbon expert Fred Minnick on what Jim Beam's halting distillation at main distillery reveals about the challenges facing the bourbon industry and the year ahead.

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National & International Business NewsMorning EditionAll Things Considered
Elena Burnett
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Mary Louise Kelly is a co-host of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine.
John Ketchum
John Ketchum is a senior editor for All Things Considered. Before coming to NPR, he worked at the New York Times where he was a staff editor for The Daily. Before joining the New York Times, he worked at The American Journalism Project, where he launched local newsrooms in communities across the country.