Red State Kentucky... Bourbon facing 50% tax imposed by EU starting in March, Thanks to Trump

[IrishBubbaLiberal]

https://www.wcpo.com/news/state/state-kentucky/were-trying-to-sound-the-alarm-kentucky-bourbon-industry-worries-as-potential-50-eu-imposed-tariffs-loom

'We're trying to sound the alarm' | Kentucky bourbon industry worries as potential 50% EU-imposed tariffs loom

CINCINNATI — Kentucky's key bourbon industry finds itself staring down the barrel of potential new, EU-imposed tariffs come March, thanks to an ongoing trade war between the United States and the European Union.

….. “We saw tens — if not hundreds — of millions of millions of dollars of impact on exports that the bourbon industry is just recovering from," Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said during a Jan. 16 press conference. "A state, again, that voted for Trump by 30 points will get hit incredibly hard."

[dem4decades]

1. I like Andy but a state that voted for Trump by 30, I have a hard time caring about.

I hope that good old Tennessee sipping whiskey takes it on the chin even worse.

[yardwork]

18. His point is that it's very unusual for a president to act this way.

Beshear is a Democrat.

[dem4decades]

20. I know all of that, I can still find some satisfaction that Trump voters will feel the pain.

Matter of fact, I just might go to Costco and buy some cheap vodka and some Mexican tequila to celebrate.

[rampartd]

2. effects the american drinkers of sragrams products as well.

crown royal is a very popular call brand .

[Volaris]

3. Well...Leopards, motherfuckers.

[Stargazer99]

4. That is part of "hurt" that Trump and company expects you to put up with after he lied about lower prices

maybe American business will open up their eyes at the results of their voting , now they know how it feels, I have no sympathy for business only those who are employed by that industry are going to feel the pain

[SheltieLover]

13. How much pain will it take to break the cult's grasp on their minds?

Their hatred of people of colot & their paralyzing fear of women, esp professionals, has brought this pox upon the world.

How long can R's deny their inner deamons?

Will R's ever see the light? Boggles my mind how anyone who works for a living could even consider voting R.

[Lovie777]

5. Hot damn...............

best bourbon, I guess with all of American made liquor not selling cause the price will be too high, us Americans will have more than enough to stay drunk.

Seriously, sounds like the world is turning against us.

[kerouac2]

6. If headline was legit, it would include due to trump's actions at the end

Tarrifs imposed by eu DUE TO TRUMP'S ACTIONS

Everything needs to give him the credit he deserves. Most don't read past the headline anyway.

[IrishBubbaLiberal]

9. Corrected to add b/c of Trump

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[IrishBubbaLiberal]

7. Kentucky is about to get screwed by Trump--DailyKos

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/2/2/2299816/-Kentucky-is-about-to-get-screwed-by-Trump-again?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=top_news_slot_7&pm_medium=web

Kentucky is about to get screwed by Trump—again

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

22. Yes and they got screwed the last time

Some folks just don't learn.

[no_hypocrisy]

8. Different choices have different consequences.

[Brenda]

10. LOLOLOLOL

"A state, again, that voted for Trump by 30 points will get hit incredibly hard."

But thank the Baby Jesus those Kentuckians ain't woke.

Oh, except now MAYBE THEY WILL BE.

Can't put this shit on Biden or Kamala.

[Stargazer99]

14. I have no sympathy for Kentucky - maybe they will educate themselves because they sure screwed themselves

[SamuelTheThird]

11. Leopards are drunk on racist flesh

[Jit423]

12. Think how some folks acted when the bars shut down during COVID. If they can't afford to buy their drinks it will be

even more hell to pay for drinkers. I said that during COVID the anger about closing bars and restaurants was more about closeted alcoholics and druggers not being able to get their regular fixes than about "being denied their freedoms."

[Conjuay]

15. belly up to the bar, Kentucky.

It’s your patriotic duty to offset any and all lost profits Mr ‘Thirty points’ has caused you.
Get drinkin’.

[Iris]

16. Well, well, well. The rest of the world can play silly games, too.

And quite astutely, it seems.

[Prairie Gates]

17. Bourbon is already in an overproduction phase as the cocktail and bourbon crazes cool

The Wall Street Journal had a story on the bourbon glut just a few weeks ago. Destroying the export market for a product that is already in overproduction is not too bright. That said, you'll probably be able to get more discount bottle of Blanton's and Weller's now. They have to empty those barrels in the warehouses at some point.

A lot of the small producers and late market entrants will fail, probably before the end of the year.

You're also going to see big failures of craft beer as canning costs go up and California wine, which does rely on Canadian markets to make up a good percentage of their income.

That's if the tariffs stay on.

[Emile]

19. Dumbest trade war ever!

[Wingus Dingus]

21. LOL, good.