In a few short weeks, distillers across the country will be pulled deeper into the lingering trade war between the European Union and the United States with a doubling of the EU’s tariff on American whiskey to 50%. Small craft distilleries like mine simply can no longer shoulder the burden of these tariffs on top of the destructive economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In a few short weeks, distillers across the country will be pulled deeper into the lingering trade war between the European Union and the United States with a doubling of the EU’s tariff on American whiskey to 50%. Small craft distilleries like mine simply can no longer shoulder the burden of these tariffs on top of the destructive economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.