EU tariff threats are crushing craft whiskey distillers like me

America’s proud history as one of the world’s top whiskey-producing nations is in grave danger from the trade war between the U.S. and European Union. If it wasn’t enough for Canada to rip our products off shelves, the EU’s threat of 50% tariffs on American whiskey, set to take effect on April 13, now jeopardizes decades of progress and market expansion in Europe.  

President Donald Trump is right: We must trade with the world in a fair and reciprocal manner. That’s a model that has served the spirits industry well for decades.