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England's New Whisky Shield Is Scotland's Headache: The Battle Over the UK's Most Consequential GI Decision in Years On September 11, 2026, the UK government did something it had never done before: it handed England its own legally protected whisky identity. The Department for Environment, Food an

England Gets Its GI: The Whisky War That's Shaking the UK Spirits Industry For more than a century, English whisky was little more than a footnote — a ghost category remembered mostly by historians and the occasional trivia buff. That era ended definitively on September 11, 2026, when the UK gover

England's Whisky Finally Gets Its Name Protected — And It's a Bigger Deal Than You Think For most American whiskey drinkers, the phrase "English whisky" probably doesn't conjure the same romantic gravity as Scotch or Irish. But that's changing, and faster than most people realize. On September 11,

Scotland Office Had No Hand in Scotch Whisky Tariff Deal — And the Documents Prove It When the United States formally lifted tariffs on Scotch whisky in late July 2026, the champagne — or rather, the dram — was already poured in Edinburgh and London. Politicians from both governments rushed to cla

Sagamore's High-Rye Bourbon Crosses the Atlantic: What It Means for Maryland Whiskey on the World Stage There are moments in a distillery's arc that signal something larger than a new product launch — a crossing of a threshold that reframes what the brand is, what it represents, and where it inten

The Tariff Is Gone — But Don't Hold Your Breath for Cheaper Scotch The 10% tariff on Scotch whisky entering the United States is officially history. The levy lifted at 12:01 a.m. Eastern on July 24, 2026, and the first duty-free shipment left Scotland within 48 hours. Governments on both sides of

Westminster Steps In: UK Parliament Launches Full Scotch Whisky Inquiry as Industry Faces Crisis on Multiple Fronts The United Kingdom's Scottish Affairs Committee has thrown the full weight of parliamentary scrutiny behind one of Britain's most celebrated industries. The Scottish Affairs Committe

Scotch Whisky Makes History in Argentina With Landmark Geographical Indication — And Now It's Turning One For decades, anyone wandering the aisles of a Buenos Aires liquor store could find bottles that traded freely on the cachet of Scotland without bearing much legal obligation to actually be fro

UK Spirits Exports to America Crater 60% in Q1 as Tariff Storm Reshapes the Transatlantic Trade The numbers landing out of London this week are stark enough to demand serious attention from everyone in the American whiskey and spirits trade. New data from the UK's Food and Drink Federation (FDF),

Scotland Comes to Kentucky: How John Swinney's Bourbon Country Visit Signals a New Era for Transatlantic Whisky Trade When John Swinney, Scotland's First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party, touched down in the United States recently, his itinerary read like something stitched toget