Tariffs could threaten the future of some U.S. distilleries and bars [Video]

At Leiper’s Fork Distillery outside Nashville, the notably small batch distiller produces only two and a half barrels of Tennessee whiskey a day, doing everything by hand, from distilling to bottling and labeling.

The whiskey, bourbon and rye produced there are only sold in six states, the U.K. and Canada. But with tariffs in play on spirits like Tennessee whiskey, owner Lee Kennedy fears his export sales could soon run dry.

“We haven’t adjusted any of our prices over the last, really, uh, since 2020, we have not done any price increases or decreases, and I’m hoping to be able to continue that,” Kennedy told CBS News.

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Tariffs could threaten the future of some U.S. distilleries and bars

The European Union, in response to tariffs from the Trump administration, announced in March it plans to put a 50% tariff on all American whiskey, despite whiskey exports jumping nearly 60% in the last three …