Welcome to The Fingers Weekender, a Sunday digest exclusively for paying Friends of Fingers featuring the independent journalism about drinking in America you love, optimized for hungover scrolling. In today’s edition:
Beer’s latest TTB tax-paids were down a bit;
Wineries’ tasting-room fees were down more;
Liquor volume beat wine globally in 2025, but was down anyway;
John Q. Guzzler’s financial outlook is down BAD-bad;
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