India tariff cut opens door to wider Scotch whisky market
The UK–India Free Trade Agreement has reduced India’s tariff on Scotch whisky from 150% to 75%, giving producers greater access to the world’s largest whisky market. The duty is…
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Canadian spirits ‘uniquely vulnerable’ to US tariff
Spirits Canada is urging its provincial governments to work with the US to stop the 50% tariffs on Canadian alcohol going ahead The post Canadian spirits ‘uniquely vulnerable’ to…
Trump hits Canadian spirits with 50% tariff
President Donald Trump has slapped a 50% tariff on certain Canadian goods in retaliation for the nation’s “unequal treatment” of US alcohol The post Trump hits Canadian spirits…
Six new Master Sommeliers announced
Six new master sommeliers have been crowned by the Court of Master Sommeliers (CMS), including first recipients from Mauritius, Bosnia and the Czech Republic following a rigorous…
Pioneering Malaysian brewery cleared of smuggling suspicions after police probe
1602, which professes to be the first craft beer brewery in Malaysia, has been cleared of wrongdoing following a police investigation into alleged smuggling offences. The post…
Weavers sacked from Uncle Nearest amid federal investigation
Uncle Nearest’s co-founders Fawn and Keith Weaver have been dismissed from the company, as its receiver cooperates with federal investigations The post Weavers sacked from Uncle…