β€œThe Distilled Spirits Council, an industry group, estimated exports of U.S. distilled spirits to Canada at $43.4 million over the first six months of 2025, down about 62% from the same period in 2024. Exports of American wine were about 67% lower, the group said, citing U.S. trade data.”

Good job, Canada! Keep your elbows up!

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[–] 81 points 1 year ago

Good job Canada! Keep it up. Boycott more US products / services. Thank you,

-an American

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  • [–] 35 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Boycott us harder Maple Daddy.

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  • [–] 28 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Wasn't there some c suite recently saying exports to Canada are equivalent to a rounding error in terms of volume? Where's that guy? How's he doing?

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    [–] 22 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Funny… another headline today was about 53% of adults no longer drinking and thinking alcohol is bad for you.

    I guess the two go hand in hand….

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  • [–] [S] 19 points 1 year ago
    [–] 16 points 1 year ago

    Nothing of value will be lost.

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  • [–] 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    You do you.

    Source: US Citizen.

    Also fuck the US.

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  • [–] 40 points 1 year ago (16 children)

    Canada's got great local craft brewries and distilleries all over the place. We do not need American stuff, and at least on the beer front the Canadian-brewed stuff's just plain better tasting.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (12 children)

    We need a good replacement for bourbon though. No canadian whisky is a drop-in replacement

    Edit: i know other styles of whisky exist. I've tried a lot of them. Nothing out there currently is close to bourbon. Not even the right type of grain to start with.

    It's like asking for a champagne replacement and people suggesting red wines instead of other types of sparkling white wine (of which many exist)

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    You won't find "american bourbon taste" exactly... But just like you wont find Scotch taste exactly.

    They're different things, and learning to appreciate the good things in that diversity of style will only help you be happier in life... I love rye, it's not the same as canadian whiskey, irish whiskey or scotch whisky, but itnhas its place in my cupboard. I'm sure you can find a good Indian or Japanese bourbon-copy whiskey!

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  • But just like you wont find Scotch taste exactly....

    Yes, but many japanese whisky is based on scottish methods and has a similar style to scotch. It would be a decent replacement if scotland decided to declare war on canada...

    We need whisky distilled from corn and aged in oak... Yes, you cant call it bourbon, but it's a better start than just trying to shoehorn rye whisky in as a replacement

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    If it makes y'all feel any better, it was legally pretty difficult to brew any kind of distilled liquor in the US following Prohibition until, like, 2010. America's iconic alcohol products tend to be produced in places where there has been a traditional carve-out β€” at least on the East Coast, blue laws reign supreme.

    Y'all have an entire Canada to make cannabis and liquor in. You have a real head start compared to us; you will find a way to replace American Whiskey, rum, gin, or beer in no time flat. Could be time for Canada to enjoy a Renaissance of importing foreign and exotic liquors, like soju or araqi.

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  • There are a bunch of places in BC making gin, I can think of at least 15. Really interesting flavours and techniques. Two of my favourites are Victoria Gin and Sheringham Point. Tofino also has a good distillery. It’s the new craft alcohol scene since people are kinda off beer it seems. (I would add links but my internet is being wonky).

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (6 children)

    I got the opportunity to try this limited run from Compass recently, and it's fantastic. Unfortunately, sold out already and they're not currently making more, but they damn well should.

    In general though, I found myself switching to Canadian whiskey in my cocktails a while ago. Canadian Club is still dog-ass and you shouldn't touch the stuff, but that doesn't mean other distillers haven't been upping their game. Dillons has a really nice whiskey out now, to complement their selection of - and I am 100% not exaggerating here - the best god damn gins ever made, and the Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye deserves all the awards it was showered with. There's also the Alberta Premium Cask Strength which everyone has been raving about. I've tried the regular Alberta Premium and it really is excellent. I imagine the cask strength is even better.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Can you be more specific on those gins? You have my attention.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    No the person you asked, but see my comment above for some Vancouver island gin recommendations if you’re interested.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago*

    At the risk of being downvoted, I think the beer quality is pretty similar on both sides of the border, except in what we call the Pacific Northwest, in a greater sense - Cascadia, if you will.

    I’m not saying good beer doesn’t exist other places, but in my book, British Columbia, Washington and Oregon form a sort of fantastic microbrew continuum, an example where regional culture transcends the national borders.

    A beer from Vancouver or Victoria is comparable in quality to Seattle or Portland, but they collectively wallop most breweries in the other parts of both our countries. These places have a much more developed beer culture, too. Hanging out at microbreweries is so much more of a thing in that region.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago* (1 child)
    [–] 13 points 1 year ago

    Good! Let them reel..

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    It's literally toxic.

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  • [–] 27 points 1 year ago

    Get fucked yanks. πŸ–•πŸ–•πŸ–•

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Keep up the good work!

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (12 children)

    Do y'all make good wine? Or do you just import it from Chile instead of California?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (4 children)

    Whites are OK but not great. Reds are bleh, not enough sun.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Okanagon wine, lots of sun and desert heat

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    And most of those wineries will tell you they aren't great reds. Been doing wine buying trips in the Okanagan for 30 years when there was maybe 6 wineries.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    It depends. Kelowna is a bit north for reds so you'll get your pinot, gamay, zweitgelt, etc and they're decent. I find the only good merlot, syrah, foch, even tempranillo, fuller body stuff is mostly Similkameen Valley and south near the border. I'd say there's definitely solid red options but they come at a price. Chilean or even French equivalents for less.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Best one I had tasted was Unity brand in the 2005 range. A mix of Okanagan Valley Red and a Niagara Red as a joint project. At the time it was $25 a bottle while other reds were priced at $10-12. But wow what a flavour

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    Yeah buddy!

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Will booze be cheaper for America now?

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago

    Yeah, that whole thing about supply/demand curves that you learned on day one econ 101? Yeah, that's bullshit.

    In capitalism, they control the supply, so you pay what they demand. It's that simple. Markets do not in fact regulate themselves, and never have.

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