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fromThe Daily Pour
3 weeks agoTrump Removes Scotch Whisky Tariffs After Royal Visit
Trump will eliminate tariffs on Scotch whisky to strengthen U.S.-U.K. ties and support the whisky and bourbon industries.
Along with the challenges of operating any new business, making good bourbon takes time and expert craftsmanship. It's for this reason that many new "distilleries" aren't distilleries at all (non-distilling producers, blenders, rectifiers). Instead, they source bourbon and then sell it as their own. That's not inherently a bad thing, as some expertly blend whiskey or add extra maturation to create a genuinely impressive bourbon, but there is a clear difference.