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March 5 (Reuters) - Jack Daniel's maker Brown-Forman's CEO Lawson Whiting said on Wednesday Canadian provinces taking American liquor off store shelves was "worse than a tariff" and a "disproportionate response" to levies imposed by the Trump administration.

Several Canadian provinces have taken U.S. liquor off store shelves as part of retaliatory measures against President Donald Trump's tariffs.

Canadians are steering away from U.S. goods, sports events and trips following the recent imposition of tariffs, which have left them stirred, despite the deep ties between the two countries.

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[–] Leviathan 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I am but a lone Canadian, but I'll not buy a single American product, especially not from red states, until Tangerine Palpatine leaves office or dies, whichever happens first. We make fucking fantastic whiskey right here in Quebec.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Tangerine Palpatine hahah I'm gonna steal that

[–] Leviathan 3 points 2 days ago
[–] Professorozone 1 points 1 day ago

I'm gonna steal it too. K?

[–] BradleyUffner 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe Jack outta have a talk with his boy Trump about why it happened.

[–] Professorozone 2 points 1 day ago
[–] MushuChupacabra 109 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Two in the thoughts, one in the prayers.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 days ago

That's just fucking glorious. Have some Lemmy Gold.

[–] [email protected] 96 points 3 days ago (26 children)

Im pretty sure insulting our PM and threatening to annex us is worse but what do I know…

[–] [email protected] 36 points 3 days ago

That wasn't Jack Daniel's! That was just their owners, their customers, Tennessee's politicians, their voters, other red states...

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 days ago

Right? Gotta love these fuckers who only see the money side of this. The potato dick wants to occupy our communities and pillage our natural resources, and this shit stain thinks not being allowed to sell his rotten corn juice in out territory is a step to far?

We know he voted for this menace. All of these wastes of carbon did. This is what he voted for.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Me sowing: ha ha hell yes

Me reaping:

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

"wow, if ain't those the consequences of my own actions".

[–] Sterile_Technique 36 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Fucking deep cut 😂

[–] [email protected] 45 points 3 days ago (1 children)

we deserve it tho. if you're gonna be dumb, you got to be tough

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago

That's how I build my DnD fighters.

[–] Protoknuckles 31 points 3 days ago

If you're pissed, put your influence against Trump and his horseshit tariffs. What was a disproportionate response was Canada doing nothing wrong, and America putting tariffs on their goods.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

You're the ones with the money.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They only have Trump to blame

[–] spankmonkey 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They also have the Project 2025 authors and the rest of the Republican Party to blame as well.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago

Republican voters*

I don't care if they were duped, hoodwinked, brainwashed, lied to, conned, scammed, whatever. They need to take some fucking responsibility.

[–] NatakuNox 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

It says right in the article, "Canada accounts for 1% of the sales..." So I'm not one to shit on good news but I don't think thats a problem for them. But that's just Jack Daniel's. Across the whole spirits, liquors, and wines industry definitely will add up.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If that's true, why are they bitching?

That has real vibes of, "I don't care if you break up with me, I have hundreds of girls ready to date me. Wait! Come back!"

[–] NatakuNox 1 points 1 day ago

Because imaginary line must go up no matter what.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago

suck my dick jackie boy

[–] tills13 11 points 2 days ago

Literally could not care less what Jack thinks about us doing what we must.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago

Not our problem your president broke the agreement.

[–] ceenote 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I don't know the guy's politics, and I don't care to know them, but if you have a super generic, easily replaceable export, you should avoid presidents who fuck around, because you'll be the one who finds out.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's a terrible whiskey anyway. Go for a good Scottish or Irish single malt.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Bourbons have their place, you can't really make an old fashioned with a scotch .. I mean you can .. but you shouldn't. That said you shouldnt use Jack Daniels for one either.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Eh, Jack isn't really a bourbon. It's made with a starter but that's still not really a bourbon. That would be Jim. I don't particularly care for either, but when I was drinking, I preferred a good Irish or Scottish neat.

Occasionally I liked a cocktail with Cointreau, Tequila and lime on the rocks. I forget what it was called.

[–] derfunkatron 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I’m staying out of the whiskey war, but…

Occasionally I liked a cocktail with Cointreau, Tequila and lime on the rocks. I forget what it was called.

This is just a margarita on the rocks, sometimes called a classic margarita. 👍

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[–] Blue_Morpho 7 points 3 days ago

Removing American products had very little to do with tariffs. It started after Trump threatened to invade Canada.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Dang. Should have donated harder, bucko.

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