After industry boom, Quebec distilleries fight for space on liquor store shelves
It's one of the only ways Quebec distillers can sell their products. But as the Société des alcools du Québec aims to cut down on a glut of locally produced spirits amid a downturn in sales and a crowded market, some producers are worried.
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![Samuel Gaudette, of Comont distillery in Quebec's eastern townships worries how he will sell his products of they are removed from liquor store shelves. A man pours a clear liquid from a large, steel vat, into a glass at a microdistillery](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7205389.1715804896!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/samuel-gaudette.jpg)
It's one of the only ways Quebec distillers can sell their products. But as the Société des alcools du Québec aims to cut down on a glut of locally produced spirits amid a downturn in sales and a crowded market, some producers are worried.