Kentucky bourbon makers fear becoming 'collateral damage' in Trump's trade war
BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN
Associated Press
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No American whiskey is displayed at an LCBO, the government-run liquor stores where most wine and spirits in the province are purchased, March 9 in Toronto.
Jill Colvin, Associated Press
An employee pours a glass of The Bard's product in what will be a new production area at The Bard Distillery on March 9 in Graham, Ky.
Jon Cherry, Associated Press
Victor Yarbrough, CEO of Brough Brothers Distillery, removes the cover from an empty barrel of bourbon in the under-construction facility March 8 in Louisville, Ky.
Jon Cherry, Associated Press
A sign is posted on a wine shelf at an LCBO, the government-run liquor stores where most wine and spirits in the province are purchased, March 9 in Toronto.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — With a new distillery set to open soon, the makers of Brough Brothers bourbon in Kentucky were ready to put their business plan into action. They were looking to ramp up whiskey production to break into lucrative new markets in Canada and Europe.
No American whiskey is displayed at an LCBO, the government-run liquor stores where most wine and spirits in the province are purchased, March 9 in Toronto.
Victor Yarbrough, CEO of Brough Brothers Distillery, removes the cover from an empty barrel of bourbon in the under-construction facility March 8 in Louisville, Ky.
A sign is posted on a wine shelf at an LCBO, the government-run liquor stores where most wine and spirits in the province are purchased, March 9 in Toronto.
