EPISODE · Jul 27, 2026 · 5 MIN
Scotch Regains Tariff-Free US Access as Sales Soften
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US removes tariffs on Scotch whisky. The US has lifted its tariffs on Scotch whisky, which distillers say restores duty-free access to a top export market. (The Herald, Mirage News, gov.uk) Spirits industry presses Trump for broader trade relief. Global spirits producers are urging the Trump administration to extend the Scotch tariff removal to other imported wines and spirits, Yahoo Finance reports. (Yahoo! Finance) Beer leads bev-alc off-premise declines through Q2. Off-premise bev-alc sales fell 2.8% through the first half of 2026, with beer the largest drag, according to NIQ. (Brewbound) Indian single malts reach half a million cases in 2025. Trade body CIABC estimates Indian single malt whisky grew to about 500,000 cases in 2025, with domestic producers holding a reported 92% share. (@businessline, Business Standard) Also moving today: India tariff cut opens door to wider Scotch whisky market (The Drinks Business, FortuneIndia, Economic Times) Heineken Announces Nomination of Oliveira as CEO (THISDAYLIVE) Columbia Distributing Completes Acquisition Of Pac NW RNDC Markets (Shanken News Daily, The Spirits Business) Copper & Kings gets backing from FMCG investor (Just Drinks, The Spirits Business) Get AlcBev in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://alcbevinfive.com
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The Scotch Whisky Association reports the United States removed its tariffs on UK whisky from July 24, restoring duty-free access to a market worth 933 million pounds last year, though industry reaction stays cautious on softening demand and supply-chain costs. Yahoo Finance reports spirits producers, including Pernod Ricard and the 59-organization Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition, are pressing Washington to extend the same relief to other imported wines and spirits. Brewbound, citing NIQ, reports US off-premise beverage-alcohol sales fell 2.8 percent through the first half of 2026, with beer leading the declines, while the Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies estimates Made-in-India single malt rose about 22 percent to roughly 500,000 cases in 2025.
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