How confident is the industry about 2026?
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What does craft distilling look like in 2026?
What are distilleries spending on energy? Where are they selling their spirits? And who’s preparing to invest?
The questions cover production, sales, costs and investment. When you finish, your answers appear beside the combined results from other participating distilleries.
How do other distilleries make their money?
Find out how your sales mix compares: from bottles and wholesale to tours and contract work.
Where are distilleries spending their money?
Put your energy costs, production capacity and day-to-day challenges into context.
What is the industry planning next?
See who is preparing to expand, invest in equipment or take a different direction.
No report to wait for. Your comparisons are available when you finish.
Unlock the full benchmarkHOW IT WORKS
Answer once. Explore the results.
For people running commercial distilleries, wherever you are and whatever equipment you use.
Give it about 10 minutes
Answer practical questions about your operating distillery. Financial figures use ranges; no spreadsheets needed.
Explore your results immediately
See your answers beside the combined benchmark as soon as you finish. Country comparisons appear when enough responses are available.
Other participants see combined results—not your individual response. Your name and contact details never appear in the benchmark. Financial questions use ranges, with “prefer not to say” available for sensitive questions.
- Combined results only
- No names or contact details in results
- Sensitive answers are optional
FAQ
Before you start.
Who is this for?
Owners, distillers and team members at operating commercial distilleries, anywhere in the world. Whatever equipment you use, your perspective belongs here.
What do I get?
Immediate access to 30+ industry insights, with your answers alongside aggregated responses from participating distilleries. Country comparisons appear when enough responses are available.
Do I need exact financial figures?
No. Financial questions use ranges, and sensitive questions include a “prefer not to say” option.
Who is behind the survey?
State of Craft Distilling 2026 is an iStill initiative, proudly supported by Beverage Master Magazine. The benchmark is built from the experiences of participating distilleries.
Find out how other distilleries work.
Take the free survey. Your comparisons are ready as soon as you finish.