Trade War Blowback Hits the Whisky Industry
Have you ever considered the impact protectionism could have on your whisky shelf—or on your wallet? As President Trump makes good on his promise to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, the reprisals have started rolling in. Canada and the EU will be imposing retaliatory tariffs on American Bourbon (and other American whiskies). So it begins. You called down the thunder well now you've got it. According to EU trade commissioner Cecilia Malmström, “When they say Ameri