A View from the Corner Office

Dan Leese wears two hats: one as CEO of the importer and
distiller Hotaling & Co., and the second as the current
chairman of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States.
Mark Gillespie sat down with Dan Leese to discuss the state of
the whisky industry and the threats posed by trade tariffs, legal
cannabis, and other challenges. In the news, the Trump
Administration gets a victory as India agrees to reduce its
tariffs on American whiskies, while new data shows declining
sales as consumers switch to less-expensive whiskies.