cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/40540685
Trade war with Canada has contributed to a significant decline in U.S. liquor sales
Jim Beam, owned by Suntory Global Spirits, is one of Kentucky’s biggest bourbon producers.
Kentucky went for tRump by 64.47%. Guess they’re getting what they voted for.
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Exact link was posted to this community already 19 hours ago https://lemmy.world/post/40523730
There’s one active mod. Please give them some time.
But yeah.
Why do people keep saying this is a leopard/face moment?
The Japanese owners have been very public about how tariffs would decrease foreign sales, and foreign buyers aren’t going to be but American anyways…
https://www.ft.com/content/058b8e6c-7cd0-49be-9bd1-9a4388cbf971
Because the people directly affected are statistically likely to be majority Trump voters.
I’m surprised at how many American whiskey brands are headquartered internationally.
Independent brewers and distilleries have increasingly been getting gobbled up by big internationals. Diageo being one of the biggest for example.
