Newsweek reports that President Trump's September 29, 2025 ban on Canadian alcohol has done nothing for American producers: Canadian whisky sales fell in the control states, but American whiskey gained none of the lost volume, with drinkers turning instead to canned cocktails and tequila, and eight of Canada's ten provinces still refuse to stock U.S. alcohol. Distilled Spirits Council chief Chris Swonger, whose distillers' exports to Canada fell 57 percent in 2025, says the ban gives American producers no benefit, and Newsweek argues that Washington can clear a shelf by decree but cannot make an American drinker reach for bourbon.