The Impact of Climate Change on the United States Whiskey Industry

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dc.contributorRock, Joshua
dc.creatorLi, Billy
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-26T13:59:37Z
dc.date.available2024-02-26T13:59:37Z
dc.date.issued2021-05
dc.description.abstractClimate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time and will impact the lives and livelihood of billions of people around the world. As the Earth’s climate continues to warm, the whiskey industry will need to acknowledge and adapt to the challenges that climate change will bring. While other alcoholic beverage industries have already reckoned with the effects of climate change, the American whiskey industry has been relatively insulated. This is in part due to the lack of government regulation and having access to a large geographic area with ample resources. This thesis reviewed literature regarding climate change, whiskey, and the intersection of the two. Then, the cognac and beer industry were investigated to examine the severity of climate change’s effects on comparable industries. Next, interviews with five American whiskey distillers provided data on areas where the industry would be impacted the most. Qualitative data from the interviews were coded to derive five main themes: climate change’s impact on grain variety, whiskey aging, wood used for barrels, freshwater access, and adaptation methods. Finally, adaptation recommendations were provided for the distilleries based on the literature review and data from the qualitative interviews to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change on the American whiskey industry.
dc.description.departmentBusiness Administration
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2152/123774
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.26153/tsw/50568
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofPlan II Honors Theses - Openly Available
dc.rights.restrictionopen
dc.subjectClimate change
dc.subjectwhiskey
dc.subjectUnited States
dc.titleThe Impact of Climate Change on the United States Whiskey Industry
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