Welcome aboard Trump’s never-ending booze tariff merry-go-round

Published October 7, 2019 8:38pm ET



Since the dawn of the Trump administration, American alcohol makers have seemingly been stuck on a never-ending merry-go-round of escalating tariffs.

First, the administration’s aluminum tariffs hurt domestic brewers by substantially raising the cost of beer cans. Then Canada, Mexico, China, and the European Union all took turns imposing retaliatory tariffs on American whiskey in response to America’s aggressive tariff stance. Tariffs on Spanish olives even raised the cost of the humble martini.

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