Shelves that held bottles of Kentucky bourbon, Jack Daniels whiskey and Bacardi rum are sitting empty at government-run liquor stores in B.C. Sunday – bottles of booze replaced with signs saying, ‘Buy Canadian Instead.’

Shelves that held bottles of Kentucky bourbon, Jack Daniels whiskey and Bacardi rum are sitting empty at government-run liquor stores in B.C. Sunday – where bottles of booze have been replaced with signs saying, ‘Buy Canadian Instead.’

The move follows U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order that imposed 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods.

Premier David Eby, in response, pledged to pull American liquor off the shelves and said provincial stores will stop purchasing it. The premiers of Ontario and Quebec have done the same.

  • Dr. BobEnglish
    7•2 days ago

    Bourbon is appellation protected - it’s all from Kentucky. That’s the reason Jack Daniels is “Tennessee Whiskey”.

    • @ZeffSydeEnglish
      4•1 day ago

      Common misconception! There are rules when it comes to making bourbon, but location isn’t one of them. Check out Koval bourbon from Illinois, and I’m sure there’s plenty of good stuff coming out of Oregon and California.

      Edit: It does have to be made in the US, not a specific state or county.

      • @bitchkatEnglish
        2•18 hours ago

        I bought a freshly dumped bourbon barrel from Woodinville Whiskey in Oregon.