1.   Alexander Wilkes County was the bootleg capital of the United States, of making white liquor.

2.   White liquors are much more mixable, said Michael Bellas, the chairman of the Beverage Marketing Corp., a research and consulting company in New York.

3.   Bowman, the oldest and smallest family-owned bourbon distillery in the United States, has long bottled vodka and other white liquor manufactured by other distillers.

4.   But both official and industry sources said existing distilleries have been stocking up on white liquor and whisky for dumping on the market should they lose the bid.

5.   Surathip later merged with Sura Maharas Co, owned by the Techapaibul family, to hold a complete monopoly over local whisky and white liquor production.

6.   The company had long bottled vodka and other white liquor manufactured by other distillers.

7.   The first option is to liberalise the white liquor and whisky distilling sectors which are under the control of the Finance Ministry and the Industry Ministry.

8.   The second is to control production of white liquor but liberalise whisky production.

9.   White liquor is usually consumed by people with low income.