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Canadians and Americans have been fighting over booze for a year and a half now, and it's finally starting to look like somebody blinked. On the night of August 18, 2026, President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social account that he was hitting pause on a massive tariff hike that was set to ham

American whiskey makers just got caught in the middle of a fight that has nothing to do with the whiskey itself, and now they're bracing for another hit. President Trump has signed a proclamation putting a 50% tariff on spirits coming in from Canada, and the group that speaks for the U.S. distilled

How a Royal Visit to the White House Ended a Tariff That Was Bleeding Scotland Dry For more than a year, the Scotch whisky industry watched millions of pounds drain out of its coffers every single week. Lobbying efforts, trade negotiations, government visits — none of it moved the needle. Then Kin

For years, Canada was one of the surest bets in the American spirits business. Every year, distillers from Kentucky to Tennessee could count on Canadian consumers to buy hundreds of millions of dollars worth of bourbon, rye, and Tennessee whiskey. That reliable relationship has now collapsed — and

The numbers don't lie. In less than a year, one of the most reliable foreign markets for American whiskey has virtually disappeared — and the damage is still mounting. U.S. spirits exports to Canada collapsed by nearly 70 percent, falling from roughly $250 million annually to just $89 million,

The numbers don't lie, and for the American whiskey industry, they're ugly. In just under a year, U.S. spirits exports to Canada have cratered by nearly 70%, wiping out what had long been one of the most reliable and lucrative overseas markets American distillers could count on. What was once a $25

For years, doing business with India meant navigating some of the steepest trade barriers in the world. That may be about to change in a big way. President Donald Trump announced on February 2nd that the United States and India have reached a trade deal — one that he says will take effect immed

When the Supreme Court told President Donald Trump he couldn't legally use emergency powers to keep his sweeping import tariffs in place, a lot of people in the spirits industry took a breath. Maybe, they thought, this was the moment things would settle down. Maybe trade policy would get back to so

The European Union (EU) has decided to postpone its planned 50% tariff on American whiskey and other goods, giving negotiators more time to strike a deal with the United States. The tariffs, initially scheduled to take effect on April 1, have been delayed until mid-April to align with broader coun

The longstanding trade tensions between the United States and the European Union (EU) have intensified, with a new wave of tariffs targeting the lucrative spirits market. This dispute, which traces its roots to earlier conflicts over steel and aluminum tariffs, is once again threatening economic t