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    Caught In Tariff War, U.S. Distillers Fear Losing Out On Global Whiskey Boom

    Whiskey distillers in the
    by John Ydstie Jul 05, 2018 2 minutes
    Amir Peay recently opened a distillery in Lexington, Ky., at the site of the James E. Pepper distillery. About 10 percent of his revenues come from exports, and Peay worries that the European Union's tariffs will hurt his overseas business.

    U.S. whiskey distillers are fretting over the steep new tariffs they're facing around the world. They're being punished as U.S. trading partners retaliate against the Trump administration's tariffs on steel and aluminum. Now, the distillers fear that a long boom in U.S. whiskey exports could be coming to an end.

    Kentucky bourbon has experienced a huge revival over the past decade — thanks in large part to U.S. trade

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