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Whiskey@Work

Tariffs, Tomatin, and Tim Hortons

Sep 24, 2026 · 35 min · 10 segments

Rob and Mark are back with a fresh batch of Whiskey@Work, and this one starts with Mark getting mistaken for a Texan by a parking attendant in Winnipeg. From there, the guys dig into what's really…

Rob and Mark are back with a fresh batch of Whiskey@Work, and this one starts with Mark getting mistaken for a Texan by a parking attendant in Winnipeg. From there, the guys dig into what's really happening with Canadian liquor shelves after a year and a half of tariff drama... Manitoba pulling every American bottle, Kentucky sitting on a record bourbon glut, and a sandwich board in Canada that still can't help but brag about Jack Daniels. They land on a bottle of Tomatin, a Highland single malt with its own tangled backstory involving a Japanese owner, Kentucky oak barrels, and a name that gets mispronounced everywhere. Grab a glass and settle in, this one wanders in the best way. * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rob and Mark are back with a fresh batch of Whiskey@Work, and this one starts with Mark getting mistaken for a Texan by a parking attendant in Winnipeg. From there, the guys dig into what's really…

Speakers: Mark HoustonHostRob HenryHost

Show signals: SuitabilitySensitiveBiasNot politicalAudience≈227 followers

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Top entities: Canada×78 Tim Hortons×14 AC/DC×5 Tomatin distillery×2 United States×31

Canada’s Liquor Stores and U.S. Boycott4:34 – 9:45

M

Mark HoustonHost

4:34

And I thought, you know, international relations are going to be a lot worse.

M

Mark HoustonHost

4:37

How much

4:37

was

M

Mark HoustonHost

4:37

this one? What we're drinking here, and this is going to tie into what I want to talk about a little on the podcast.

M

Mark HoustonHost

4:42

We're drinking, this is actually scotch.

M

Mark HoustonHost

4:44

It's not Canadian whiskey that I brought back from Canada.

M

Mark HoustonHost

4:47

That

4:47

he didn't bring any.

4:48

Right.

4:48

I brought no Canadian whiskey back.

4:50

It's going to go into a long-winded story about how Canada is changing whiskey beliefs up there.

4:56

And yet, brought none home.

4:58

But they

M

Mark HoustonHost

4:59

had

4:59

so

M

Mark HoustonHost

4:59

much Irish and Scotch whiskey up there.

M

Mark HoustonHost

5:02

So much.

M

Mark HoustonHost

5:02

You know

5:03

what else they have up there? A lot of? Canadian whiskey.

5:05

Yeah, they do.

5:06

Because they're from Canada.

M

Mark HoustonHost

5:07

But we get a lot of Canadian whiskey.

M

Mark HoustonHost

5:09

We get all of the Crown and the Pendletons.

M

Mark HoustonHost

5:13

Yeah, but none of that's any good.

M

Mark HoustonHost

5:15

Yeah.

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99%78 mentions
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Whiskey MarketBusiness > Alcohol Industry
International RelationsGovernment
Alcohol TariffsEconomics > Trade > Tariffs > U.S.-Canada Trade Relations
Canadian Drinking CultureCulture > Drinking Culture
Whiskey PreferencesCulture > Drinking Culture > Canadian Drinking Culture
Local vs. Imported WhiskeyCulture > Drinking Culture > Canadian Drinking Culture > Whiskey Preferences
Canadian Whiskey MarketBusiness > Alcohol Industry > Whiskey Market
U.S. Whiskey ExportsBusiness > Alcohol Industry > Whiskey Market > Canadian Whiskey Market
Economic Impact of TariffsGovernment > International Relations > U.S.-Canada Relations > Trade Policies
Cultural ExchangeGovernment > International Relations > U.S.-Canada Relations > Trade Policies > Economic Impact of Tariffs
Alcoholic BeveragesFood > Beverages
BeveragesFood
Alcohol IndustryBusiness
TradeEconomics
U.S.-Canada Trade RelationsEconomics > Trade > Tariffs
Trade PoliciesGovernment > International Relations > U.S.-Canada Relations
Drinking CultureCulture
TariffsEconomics > Trade
WhiskeyFood > Beverages > Alcoholic Beverages
Whiskey ProductionFood > Beverages > Alcoholic Beverages > Whiskey
U.S.-Canada RelationsGovernment > International Relations
Economics
Government
Business
Food
Culture

Canada’s Liquor Stores and U.S. Boycott4:34 – 9:45

M

Mark HoustonHost

4:34

And I thought, you know, international relations are going to be a lot worse.

M

Mark HoustonHost

4:37

How much

4:37

was

M

Mark HoustonHost

4:37

this one? What we're drinking here, and this is going to tie into what I want to talk about a little on the podcast.

M

Mark HoustonHost

4:42

We're drinking, this is actually scotch.

M

Mark HoustonHost

4:44

It's not Canadian whiskey that I brought back from Canada.

M

Mark HoustonHost

4:47

That

4:47

he didn't bring any.

4:48

Right.

4:48

I brought no Canadian whiskey back.

4:50

It's going to go into a long-winded story about how Canada is changing whiskey beliefs up there.

4:56

And yet, brought none home.

4:58

But they

M

Mark HoustonHost

4:59

had

4:59

so

M

Mark HoustonHost

4:59

much Irish and Scotch whiskey up there.

M

Mark HoustonHost

5:02

So much.

M

Mark HoustonHost

5:02

You know

5:03

what else they have up there? A lot of? Canadian whiskey.

5:05

Yeah, they do.

5:06

Because they're from Canada.

M

Mark HoustonHost

5:07

But we get a lot of Canadian whiskey.

M

Mark HoustonHost

5:09

We get all of the Crown and the Pendletons.

M

Mark HoustonHost

5:13

Yeah, but none of that's any good.

M

Mark HoustonHost

5:15

Yeah.

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