 The more recent development of micro-distilleries can now also be seen in locations as diverse as London, Switzerland and South Africa.Throughout much of the world, small distilleries operate throughout communities of various sizes, mostly without being given a special description.Due to the extended period of Prohibition in the United States, however, most small distillers were forced out of business, leaving only the corporate-dominated megadistilleries to resume operation when Prohibition was repealed to produce small batch brands.