500 - Tariffs Again on Bourbon Community Roundtable #103 with Congressman McGarvey

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🗓️ 6 February 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

It's the 500th episode of Bourbon Pursuit! However, this isn't lighthearted and fun because we disucss the impact of tariffs on bourbon. The episode features a pre-recorded interview with Congressman Morgan McGarvey, wherein he shares insights on the political landscape of bourbon tariffs and their wider economic consequences. The discussion highlights bourbon's historical role in trade negotiations and the precarious situation for the industry, especially for smaller distilleries that may struggle to adapt. The short end of this is that consumers and producers alike need to come together in support of bourbon's vibrant culture. Show Notes: Congressman Morgan McGarvey's insights on tariffs affecting bourbon. Historical context of U.S.-Canada trade relations and its influence on bourbon sales. Discussion on the differing impacts of tariffs on large brands vs. craft distilleries. A call for unity and support within the bourbon community facing these challenges. Support this podcast on Patreon

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0:00.0	Okay. I think I figured it out. You all ready to start?
0:04.9	Yeah.
0:05.2	Then ready.
0:06.4	Okay. Let's do it.
0:20.7	This is Bourbon Pursuit, the official podcast of Bourbon, bringing to you the best in news, reviews, and interviews with people making the bourbon whiskey industry happen.
0:28.6	And I'm one of your hosts, Kenny Coleman.
0:31.1	Yep, I always say it.
0:32.4	Here we are.
0:32.9	Once again, it's another bourbon community roundtable, but this is a special one.
0:36.2	Not only is it episode 500, but we also get to talk about a topic that I didn't want to talk about at all, which is the looming idea of tariffs.
0:45.3	Well, we couldn't skate around it because it is an important topic that is happening in our world and on our industry right now, but we took a little bit of different spin on it.
0:54.7	We were going to talk about this on the roundtable, and then I got a message from Congressman
0:59.6	Morgan McGarvey, where he wanted to come on and talk about really what it would impact from their
1:05.6	perspective as somebody in the U.S. House of Representatives in the world of Bourbon as he represents Louisville
1:11.5	and Kentucky. He gives some really great insight that we might not have thought about, but he also
1:16.5	paints a picture of what could also still be to come. With that, enjoy this week's episode.
1:21.8	And now here's Fred Minnick with Above the Char. I'm Fred Minnick, and this is Above the Char.
1:30.5	This week's idea comes from Kevin Keller who writes me on Fredminic.com.
1:36.6	As a bourbon guy, I often get bourbon as a gift around the holidays and sometimes those bottles, well, they're not good. My question is,
1:46.3	if I get a bottle that I don't want, can I re-gift it without worrying about it hurting my street
1:53.4	cred as a bourbon guy? Thanks for the help. Well, Kevin, I think because we're putting it all out there in the ether,
2:05.3	you may want to make sure that when you re-gift the bottle, it's not actually to someone who
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