Tell me CBS isn't a propaganda outfit now? 60 minutes is going to have a spot about the KY Bourbon barrel

[Botany]

….. industry tonight but are they going to cover all the problems with that industry and
that major corn liquor such as Jim Beam are closing their operations in KY because
Trump’s tariffs and policies has caused real problems with the industry.

Cloudy future for bourbon has Jim Beam closing Kentucky distillery for a year

https://apnews.com/article/iran-president-war-west-trump-netanyahu-2ef7a55988b80813f6913c8c1835322b

Or maybe I’m just nuts?

[walkingman]

1. Seems to be the wrong link?

[RockRaven]

2. I saw a commercial for that 60 Min piece during a football game and thought

that they were airing it to try to give the industry a boost (it was framed as "what is bourbon? How is it made? yada yada" puff piece) with free publicity/demand creation.

Seemed to me to be carrying water for The Dotard by trying to mitigate the damage he has caused.

[Skittles]

3. is there a connection between Kentucky bourbon and Netanyahu

[progressoid]

4. I read somewhere that whiskey consumption has been dropping for a while.

Then Trump comes along and puts another knife in their backs with his tariffs.

[Aristus]

7. My whiskey consumption has been increasing for a while.

I just don't buy red state swill. Washington State liquors, Scotch, Irish, Japanese, Canadian, you name it. Just not the hillbilly shit. They voted for Trump; they can cry while he destroys their economies.

[progressoid]

9. Same here.

My choice lately is red wine. But tonight it's Jameson.

My spouse and I were in Canada in April and one store vendor told us that they still love American spirits however they made a decision to limit their supply to products produced on the west coast that didn't vote for drumpf.

[Paladin]

5. Something is going on. (nt)

[Jacson6]

6. It's the holidays and it is a rerun.

Happy New Year! Drink up!

[ITAL]

8. They did that story years ago

Unless it's been updated. I remember watching it.

[murielm99]

10. You are correct.

[Melon]

11. All liquor sales are down. Bourbon is over produced

Without the Canada situation. I was “on site” in Mexico with a tequila manufacturer earlier 2024, and they were running out of storage and discussing dumping product. The last 7 years especially saw a proliferation of bourbon and tequila boutique brands plus massive capacity expansion at major distilleries. That boat has sailed. Consumption is heading south quickly with new generations drinking less and the ozempic effect.