The whisky (and whiskey) market is a bit unstable these days, to say the least, with reports of declines in sales from scotch distilleries and producers, as well as the looming threat of tariffs ...

BEIJING--A distillery in southwestern China is aiming to tap a growing taste among young Chinese for whisky in place of the traditional “baijiu” liquor used to toast festive occasions.

But while J. Rieger's whiskey is made in Kansas City, its bottles are made in China. That's a problem now that the Trump administration has slapped a 145% tariff on Chinese goods. “We bought ...