Bourbon, by virtue of being solely an American product by legal definition, is more vulnerable to tariffs than any other product. One would think, then, that the bourbon industry would be the first to pressure U.S. officials to NOT launch trade wars. Fuck 'em for shifting the blame. - ThreadSky

craigcalcaterra.bsky.social • 82 days ago

Bourbon, by virtue of being solely an American product by legal definition, is more vulnerable to tariffs than any other product. One would think, then, that the bourbon industry would be the first to pressure U.S. officials to NOT launch trade wars. Fuck 'em for shifting the blame.

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ethanatl.bsky.social•82 days ago

The industries hierarchies might shift the blame out of cowardice, but I'm betting the employees who suffer the most from this will call it like it is.

lmarson05.bsky.social•82 days ago

Absolutely 💯 spot on

stonygrizzlies.bsky.social•82 days ago

Guess it's time for a Whiskey Rebellion

craigcalcaterra.bsky.social•82 days ago

You can contact the KDA at this link. https://kybourbon.com/industry/contact/

craigcalcaterra.bsky.social•82 days ago

Here was my email to them.

manswear.bsky.social•82 days ago

They got all them fast drivers tooo

ninainhorto.bsky.social•82 days ago

I just sent them a message.

ivychat.bsky.social•82 days ago

It’s almost like they don’t know what the word retaliatory means

msgillies.bsky.social•82 days ago

sardanicas.bsky.social•82 days ago

Thanks for the link. I wrote, "I've now stopped drinking bourbon until you place the blame with Vladimir Trump, the originator of the tariffs, and not on those responding to his stupid tariffs.
It's time to be American and show a spine.
Until then, I'm not buying another bottle of bourbon."

jacqui702.bsky.social•82 days ago

I’m on it 🫡

msgillies.bsky.social•82 days ago

Thank you for the link, I just sent my email.

hansolo3239.bsky.social•82 days ago

perhaps US citizens should drink more bourbon. Wait, they are losing medicaid/medicare too.

embittered.bsky.social•82 days ago

Ok will this bring bourbon prices down though?

ghostofgroucho.bsky.social•82 days ago

This is the county in TN where Jack Daniels is made. Safe to assume most of its employees live in the same county.

craigcalcaterra.bsky.social•82 days ago

Then maybe they should own the trade war their man has launched rather than whine about its effects.

dcvotes.bsky.social•82 days ago

Who cares who they blame? It doesn’t change the fact that Canada, as a sovereign country, can do whatever they want. They didn’t start this. The people who would place the blame on Canada are the same ignorant voters who refuse facts.

javamanphil.bsky.social•82 days ago

"But I thought we'd never have to find out!"

arizona-buckeye.bsky.social•82 days ago

I'm pretty sure they blindly donated to Donnie's campaign thinking it was going to work out bigly for them! I couldn't be laughing harder watching it blow up in their faces

rasjosh.bsky.social•81 days ago

Cancer merchants...#justsaying

ladywhoknowsstuff.bsky.social•82 days ago

I've already given up Target (which was a big deal), am I going to have to give up my bourbon too?

benjaminj.bsky.social•82 days ago

American business leaders turning into invertebrates was predictable

finnydotca.bsky.social•82 days ago

They also have a problem in that we make a boatload of whisky up here. Some stuff is hard to get other than from the states. Mediocre spirits, not so much.

bandon24.bsky.social•82 days ago

That’s the ultimate “we voted to fuck over others but didn’t think it would happen to us” line from the bourbon industry. Direct that anger at who started this asinine pissing match.

chrislabarthe.bsky.social•82 days ago

Clearly what's needed is a Bourbon Restoration

garethspenn.bsky.social•82 days ago

Restoration Bourbon ought to be branded as Louis the Fifth.

chrislabarthe.bsky.social•81 days ago

gtconway.bsky.social•82 days ago

très drôle

justquisquilia.bsky.social•81 days ago

Maybe you need something else ...

"Let them eat raw earth."

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