The EU will hit the US with 25 per cent tariffs on a range of goods in response to its duties on aluminium and steel, but has exempted bourbon after heavy lobbying from France, Italy and Ireland, which are seeking to shield their alcohol industries from the escalating trade war.
As well as whiskey, after consultations with member states, wine and dairy products have also been removed from the proposal, according to a list of countermeasures obtained by the Financial Times.
Other products, including orange juice, poultry and soyabeans, will have tariffs of 10 per cent to 25 per cent imposed.
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