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[–] ABetterTomorrow@lemm.ee 8 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Good, keep it up. Put the pain on us in the US. We need to learn our lesson.

[–] RootAccess@lemmynsfw.com 0 points 19 minutes ago

Now say please... good girl. Now thank Daddy... that's right.

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 25 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

There are some US products that are gonna be difficult to replace. This is not one of them 😂

[–] PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 1 points 15 minutes ago

The way country music romanticizes (read: shills) Jack Daniels you'd think it's the greatest spirit ever distilled, rather than the disgusting swill it actually is.

[–] exasperation@lemm.ee 7 points 3 hours ago

Y'all are focusing too much on the single brand here. Yes, Brown Forman owns Jack Daniels, and yes, JD is not very good (and far worse than other American whiskeys in the same price range, whether we're talking the black label or their fancier offerings).

But Brown Forman also owns Woodford Reserve and Old Forester, which have good bourbons in their respective lineups. And, it should be noted, they also own the Scotch Whisky brands Glendronach, Benriach, and Glenglassaugh.

And what non-Canadians might not realize is that the Liquor Control Board of Ontario pretty much has a monopoly on spirits sold in Ontario, whose 15 million people account for about 40% of the Canadian population. If LCBO chooses not to purchase American spirits, that means it will basically be impossible to legally buy American spirits in Ontario, whether in a retail store, a bar, or a restaurant.

And as additional context, the American bourbon industry is facing down a bit of a contraction/recession/downturn in the coming years. Demand is softening up for most whiskeys, especially high end bourbons, compared to where they were a few years ago. Expect to see layoffs, fire sales, and bankruptcies.

[–] CrowAirbrush@lemmy.world 12 points 3 hours ago

Jack Daniels has a nickname here and it's not positive xD

"Drain cleaner"

[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 41 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Jack Daniel's is a Tennessee company, which voted overwhelmingly for Trump (60+%) in 2016, 2020 and 2024.

"But why did they eat MY face!?!"

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 16 points 5 hours ago

I checked their donations and while pleasantly surprised still don't really care. For Americans they're a fine option, for Canadians don't buy American

[–] roofTophopper@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago

Need more retaliation from countries. Everytime America complains there needs to be a resounding Nelson "Ha Ha".

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 12 points 5 hours ago

Oh no. Anyways drink canadian. Or have a nice scotch. Really anything but American

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 26 points 6 hours ago

Go tell it to your dumb ass president.

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 25 points 8 hours ago

Good. Lets stop drug passing the border.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Good, who said that only the pukeking baby diaper president is allowed to escalate things in a conflict?

[–] Bosht@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

Boo hoo. Wipe those tears with your wads of profit and if that's not enough take it up with our shithead president. Fucking Christ I'm tired of shit ass journalism. Nobody gives a fuck.

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 45 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

We should do that in europe too!

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 6 hours ago

As a (hopefully soon to be ex) American: do it! Pull all our whiskeys. Between the UK, Ireland, Canada, and Japan, you can replace just about anything we make.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 hours ago

I saw a video about American booze being taken off the shelf, and it got interrupted by an ad for Jameson. That ad happened to talk about how very Irish Jameson is.

Jameson's marketing team is on the ball LOL.

Sure, we'll buy European booze, and maybe you could buy Canadian booze when you can. Also maybe Ireland and France could ratify CETA please? We will buy your whiskeys and wines, really odd that those two countries are holding out on us on that.

[–] Lulzagna@lemmy.world 62 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Probably shouldn't have elected a stampeding bull for a president

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 31 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

A demented evil orange piece of shit? Like some sort or rapist nazi pedo asshole? That?

[–] Lulzagna@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Ya, but I tried staying contextual in my description 😉

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Gotcha. Context is not usually one of my driving factors.

[–] Lulzagna@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Completely understandable, especially given *gestures broadly*.

[–] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 44 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

As an American I can confirm that crown royal and coke is superior than jack and coke.

[–] exasperation@lemm.ee 1 points 3 hours ago

You talking about coca cola or the other coke?

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago

Now with more purple!

[–] phx@lemmy.ca 219 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

You know what's worse than pulling things off the shelves? Threatening the sovereignty of foreign nations and then making up bullshit tariffs to do so

[–] MisanthropiCynic@lemm.ee 38 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Who is wasting money on Jack Daniel’s anyway? Literally everything in the same price range is better

It’s $20 quality sold for $40

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[–] neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 16 hours ago (9 children)

I'm going to keep coming back with this until some-habs takes me up on it.

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[–] InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works 134 points 20 hours ago (15 children)

Dear Mr. Daniel,
I'm sorry that a store pulling things from their shelves is hurting your business, but I thought you should know that this is not even the tip of the iceberg.
Regardless of what any store does, I will simply not be buying Jack Daniel's, probably ever, along with a slew of other things, as many as I possibly can.

There are so many better whiskeys around the world that I certainly don't need to.
I empathize with the collateral damage this may cause, and hope that something, anything really, is eventually enough for y'all fuckers to start thinking about getting your shit together.
In the meantime, I will simply Buy Anything But American.

I am just one person, but I am not alone.
Sincerely,
Fix your shit or get fucked,
A random Canadian

[–] rayyy@lemmy.world 10 points 9 hours ago

I will simply not be buying Jack Daniel’s, probably ever, along with a slew of other things

American here. You aren't alone by any stretch. Once people and countries establish alternatives they very likely won't switch back. Farmers found out the hard way the first time but they aren't very smart so here we are. Also, tariffs are considered an act of war by many.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 11 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

its going to end up like soybean tariffs with china, china found other sources of soybeans from asia, and south america, and largely ditched USA. im sure canada will do the same with alcohol.

[–] neograymatter@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 5 hours ago

Alcohol will be easy to replace but have a long term impact. Canada has had a growing micro-distillery industry for years now, pulling US liquor from shelves and the general increaseing "Buy Canada" intuitive creates a significant business opportunity for them. This will force people to switch from their usual drink, and once someone finds something else they like, it will be hard to court them back even after the trade war is done.

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[–] TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website 68 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

I stole this photo from Reddit just for this occasion

[–] Bwoj@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

World’s tiniest cello?

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[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.world 63 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Random Canadian dude says U.S. threatening Canada's sovereignty 'worse than pulling alcohol off shelves"

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