Drinks
Boutique Whiskey Makers Fret Over How Hard EU Tariffs Will Bite
Family-owned distilleries without Jack Daniel’s name recognition can’t raise prices to counteract Europe’s retaliatory levies.
In tiny Purcellville, Virginia—the state some consider the birthplace of American whiskey—Becky and Scott Harris just spent $100,000 to build up their business in Europe.
Now the owners of Catoctin Creek Distilling Co. fear an escalating trade war means that investment could go bottoms up.