It’s Time to Legalize Home Distilling

Kibbe on Liberty | Guest: Robert Alt

Matt Kibbe
Matt Kibbe
PUBLISHED IN Economic Liberty - Jun 29, 2026

When Jimmy Carter legalized home brewing in the 1970s, it unleashed a wave of American innovation that changed the craft beer market forever. Now, there is an opportunity to do the same thing with distilled spirits. Matt Kibbe talks with Robert Alt, president of the Buckeye Institute, about a case making its way to the Supreme Court that would allow Americans to distill their own gin, rum, and whiskey at home, paving the way for a new movement of craft distillers to disrupt the liquor market and bring fresh ideas to a thirsty, thirsty public.

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