185: Is The Whiskey Market Healing

May 30, 2026 · 1h 3m · Season 1 · Episode 185

About this episode

The episode discusses recent developments in the whiskey market, including tariff removals and their implications for the industry.

Good news on the whiskey front for today. Couple of topics and friendly banter is what were all about. Enjoy Badmotivatorbarrels.com/shop/?aff=3 https://www.instagram.com/zsmithwhiskeyandmixology?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Patreon.com/offtopicwhiskey Donald Trump has said he will remove all tariffs and restrictions on whisky imports in honour of King Charles and Queen Camilla's state visit to the US. The US president said he would lift restrictions on Scotland's ability to work with the state of Kentucky on whisky and bourbon. The UK government confirmed this applies to all whisky tariffs, including on Irish whiskey. Industry representatives said distillers would be able to "breathe a little easier during a period of significant pressure on the sector". President Trump told reporters why he has decided to lift tariffs on whisky Trump said the Royal visit "got me to do something that nobody else was able to do, without hardly even asking". The King and Queen spent four days in the US on a state visit hosted by Trump where they visited Washington DC, New York and Virginia before they left on Thursday. In response to the news…

People in this episode

Host: Randall Janc

Topics covered

whiskey market
tariffs
whisky imports
distilling industry
US-UK relations

Keywords

whiskey
tariffs
Donald Trump
King Charles
distillers
Scotland
bourbon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Buckingham Palace, Scotland, Kentucky, Instagram