# Trump scraps the 10% tariff on Irish whiskey

> A golf trophy ceremony in Ireland turned into a trade announcement, and the crowd heard it first.
- Title: Trump scraps the 10% tariff on Irish whiskey · Fortune
- Summary: A golf trophy ceremony in Ireland turned into a trade announcement, and the crowd heard it first. Irish whiskey is set to join Scotch in tariff-free…
- Keywords: tariffs, irish whiskey, trump, trade, ireland, scraps, tariff, Irish, whiskey, Fortune
- Source: Fortune — https://fortune.com/2026/09/13/trump-tariffs-irish-whiskey-trophy-ceremony-golf-tournament-ireland
- Author: Darlene Superville
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: tariffs, irish whiskey, trump, trade, ireland
## A trophy ceremony, then a tariff cut
Trump used the closing ceremony of the Irish Open on Sunday to announce he is dropping the 10% tariff on Irish whiskey.
## Even the golfers asked
He said the request came from all directions, including players at the tournament, before he made the call on the spot.

> Everybody's been bugging me
## What the 10% actually was
Irish whiskey sits under the blanket tariff Trump put on most EU imports, which dropped from 15% to 10% in July.
## Scotch got there first
In May he lifted tariffs on U.K. whiskey, covering Scotch and spirits from Northern Ireland. The Scotch Whisky Association confirmed zero tariffs took effect July 24.
## The King and Queen card
Trump credited a White House visit by King Charles III and Queen Camilla for the U.K. break, posting that they got him to do what nobody else could.

> The King and Queen got me to do something that nobody else was able to do, without hardly even asking!
## No date, no paperwork
The Irish Whiskey Association asked for this back in May, arguing it would steady U.S. firms and consumers. When the cut lands is still unknown.
## Key takeaway

Irish whiskey is set to join Scotch in tariff-free territory, but nobody has said when it actually takes effect.