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European Union leaders will consider imposing 25 percent tariffs on a range of US imports, including steel, clothes, and food, but not bourbon or other alcoholic drinks, following US President Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on imports from the EU.

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[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 week ago (11 children)

There's Irish Scottish and Japanese whisky which are in my opinion superior anyway, should take a leaf from Canadas book and take them off the shelves.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

American spirits are mixers here, I'll use bourbon if I want a cocktail but if I want a glass of something - I dont reach for american.

I dont want them off the shelves though, I wan america to revwrse course and be fucking normal before we end up at war.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Someone in charge likely has a bourbon cellar. If you’ve ever had good bourbon, you’ll understand. Small amounts of the top shelf bourbon can be like good chocolate.

Or they’re practiced lushes and don’t want any alcohol price increases.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Found the American.

It’s all Whiskey, it having to be made in the USA is the only distinction of it being Bourbon.

There’s plenty of Whiskeys, Ryes and Corn Whiskeys that blow Bourbon out of the water.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I can’t say I’ve ever enjoyed the taste of a regular whiskey, top shelf or not. There is a difference. Granted, your comment is intended as baiting in this way.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (12 children)

Try a corn whiskey, some people don’t like Rye or the other grains, but the only distinction (again) between corn whiskey and bourbon is quite literally Bourbon is only bottled in the USA. That’s it. Nothing else.

The “baiting” is to find the Americans, they cling to bourbon is better, but it’s really not, it’s a corn whiskey, distilled in the USA. Americans are the only ones swooning over a marketing difference.

You can take aged Kentucky bourbon over to the UK, but you couldn’t bottle is as bourbon, that’s how stupid this distinction is.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

I'll be 100% honest the most selfish thought I had when Canada started to boycott was me wondering if I'd be able to get Buffalo Trace without jumping through hoops.

This is not to say it's top shelf, but there was a time when it was commonly in stock and under $30. So much bang for your buck.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Just the initial wave. The next one should be a way bigger response to the blanket EU tariff

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