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Crown Royal's Narrow Escape: How North America's Best-Selling Canadian Whisky Is Sidestepping Trump's Import Ban The escalating trade war between Washington and Ottawa has finally reached the point that many in the spirits industry feared but few believed would actually arrive: a full, executive-o

A New Standard for American Whiskey Knowledge: Inside the Launch of American Whiskey Scholars The American whiskey world has never lacked for passionate drinkers. What it has lacked — at least in any formally credentialed, broadly accessible way — is a rigorous educational framework that treats bo

DISCUS Takes the Fight to Austin: Why Private-Label Spirits Transparency Is Now a Texas Senate Issue On September 15, 2026, the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States brought one of the spirits industry's quieter but increasingly consequential debates directly to the Texas Senate Committee

Two Friends From Dublin Bet on an Empty Stretch of Miracle Mile Back in 1989, Coral Gables didn't really have a place where people could just walk in, grab a pint, and talk to whoever happened to be sitting next to them. John Clarke and Martin Lynch noticed that gap and decided to fill it. The two

Scotland's Homegrown Distilleries Are on the Rise — and the Industry Will Never Look the Same There is a particular kind of audacity required to build a whisky distillery in one of the most remote glens in Scotland, on land that was once a smuggling route, wedged between two Munros, and accessible

President Trump has moved to block certain Canadian alcoholic beverages from entering the United States, escalating a fight over liquor sales that has dragged on for more than eighteen months. The action, signed in September 2026, targets Canada over what the White House calls continued discriminat

For more than ten years, the story in the American spirits business was simple: people kept trading up. A guy drinking a mid-shelf bourbon moved into something nicer. A guy already buying the good stuff started looking at limited releases and small-batch bottles that cost twice as much. Even in yea

A New Round Of Tariff Relief Lands In Ireland President Trump has announced plans to lift tariffs on Irish whiskey while visiting Ireland, marking the latest move in what has become a broader rollback of trade barriers affecting the spirits industry. The announcement did not come out of nowhere. I

Glen Moray Doubles Down on Golf: Speyside Distillery Locks In the Senior Open Through 2029 In the world of spirits marketing, few partnerships carry the kind of cultural weight that comes from aligning a single malt Scotch whisky with major championship golf. Glen Moray, the Elgin-based Speyside d

Pernod Ricard Cuts Its Growth Outlook as the American Spirits Market Sours The world's second-largest spirits company has delivered a blunt message to investors and industry watchers alike: the American party is over, at least for a while. On August 27, 2026, Paris-based Pernod Ricard reported res