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“The 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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[–] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 hours ago

Keep up the good work!

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 21 points 10 hours ago
[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 31 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Boycott us harder Maple Daddy.

[–] MrBungle@lemmy.ca 1 points 32 minutes ago

GOBBLESS YA SON

[–] Crostro@lemmy.world 25 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

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?

[–] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 27 points 15 hours ago

I believe he got off scot-free which is part of the C-suite job description, zero accountability unless there's credit to be taken

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 16 points 14 hours ago

Nothing of value will be lost.

[–] Zier@fedia.io 77 points 22 hours ago

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

-an American

[–] Bo7a@lemmy.ca 13 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)
[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 4 points 14 hours ago (10 children)

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

[–] ghost_towels@sh.itjust.works 4 points 13 hours ago

Canada makes really lovely wines. Vancouver Island especially has some of my favourites (also because I live here haha).

The Niagara region in ON and Okanagan region in BC produce some good stuff, or so I'm told. More a beer and whiskey guy myself.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

There’s many countries that produce wine, skipping on the US’s contribution is hardly a blip on the radar.

[–] gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com 2 points 13 hours ago

Ontario and BC wine is okay. I prefer white and I find the whites to be rather nice; I can't really speak to reds, though I had a nice Ontario Merlot a few years ago. Can't remember the name, unfortunately.

There's so much wine outside of the US and Canada though. Chilean wine has pleasantly surprised me lately, like you say. I also like a lot of the stuff coming out of Australia. You may be able to tell I'm on a budget, lol.

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[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

You do you.

Source: US Citizen.

Also fuck the US.

[–] Ohmmy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Idk if this is just me but remember public education in the US making it seem so damn cool and good and special? It's like growing up, realizing Santa isn't real but watching people in their 50's break down like toddlers when you explain how it's all made up.

[–] StocktonCrushed@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 minutes ago* (last edited 2 minutes ago)

It's getting worse. They're actively combing curriculum for bad stuff and lightening it or taking it out entirely. Trail of tears, Japanese internment, banana republics, etc.

I had a conversation a few months ago with a frat bro who didn't know the origin of the phrase "Banana Republic". When I explained to him that we destabilized and exploited south American countries for shit like bananas and coca cola, he outright refused to believe it. And after roughly 20 minutes of online sources the only thing he relented was that "The times were different and that was just the cost of doing business."

We killed people for bananas and sugary water. Murdered. Gunned them down in the streets and their beds while they slept.

The American empire isn't going to fucking collapse because we show an ounce of remorse for the evil that's been perpetuated in the name of "our freedoms."

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 6 hours ago

Yes, exactly!

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 39 points 23 hours ago (4 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.

[–] sparky@lemmy.federate.cc 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours 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.

[–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 8 hours ago

My local beer place told me that its distributor can't get any more Unibroue beer now. We don't deserve their glorious beer given our bullshit, but it still sucks.

[–] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 13 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (4 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)

[–] i_love_FFT@jlai.lu 10 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

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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[–] mitch@piefed.mitch.science 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

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 — 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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[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 2 points 13 hours ago

What about importing whiskey from Ireland? There are differences in taste, ingredients, and production methods, but it might be similar enough to be an alternative. Here is a good reference about the differences between whiskey and burbon. Bourbon is a spirit that evolved from whiskey production methods.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 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.

[–] moakley@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

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

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

Specifically, you want to get your hands on their Unfiltered Gin 22. It is, hands down, the best gin I have ever tasted.

[–] moakley@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

Thanks!

I'll have to see if I can pay a stupid tariff on it, then I'll save it for when a particular obituary is in the paper.

[–] ghost_towels@sh.itjust.works 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Dunrobin Distillery makes some good gin as well, though the Earl Grey gin is a novelty imo.

[–] ghost_towels@sh.itjust.works 4 points 12 hours ago

Nice! Thanks for the tip!

[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 3 points 14 hours ago

We just need to re invest into malting and making extracts as the only one in NA is in Ohio... Because an American bought up our facilities and moved them across the border

[–] 60d@lemmy.ca 47 points 1 day ago (12 children)

If only there weren't so many maple-washed. eg. I bet some Canadians think Molson Canadian is Canadian.

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 9 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Moosehead is the only fully Canadian major brewery left, to my knowledge.

Everything else is owned by either Molson-Coors, Sapporo or InBev.

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[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 day ago

Get fucked yanks. 🖕🖕🖕

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