Corbin Arrasmith, the lead distiller at Pensive Distilling Company in Newport, will join the newest cohort of the Kentucky Distillers’ Association Leadership Academy in 2026. Arrasmith will join 19 other distilling professionals from around the commonwealth in the association’s 11-month course, which aims to give the participants a global view of the bourbon industry and […]
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Kentucky bourbon industry worries as potential 50% EU-imposed tariffs loom
Kentucky’s key bourbon industry finds itself staring down the barrel of potential new, EU-imposed tariffs come March, thanks to an ongoing trade war between the United States and the European Union. The threat stems from actions taken by the first Trump Administration in 2018, when the U.S. first slapped 25% and 10% tariffs on European steel and aluminum imports, […]