Recent Scotch Whisky Tariffs Articles

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

A Royal Toast and a Political Brawl: How Trump's Scotch Tariff Reversal Shook Both Sides of the Atlantic For the Scotch whisky industry, the announcement came like a dram poured after a long, punishing drought. On April 30, 2026, President Donald Trump declared via social media that tariffs and re