India Agrees to Lower Tariffs on Bourbon to 100 Percent

Both India and the United States are raising a glass today.

India has agreed to lower its tariffs on bourbon imports from 150 percent to 100 percent, following Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the U.S. India is the largest whiskey market in the world, but the country was just the 23^rd largest export market for American whiskey last year.

“This significant accomplishment opens opportunities for U.S. distillers to increase their exports to the…