The bourbon levy was among tariffs announced by the EU after Trump imposed import taxes on steel and aluminium in his tit-for-tat trade war.
The US president wrote online: "If this Tariff [on bourbon] is not removed immediately the US will shortly place a 200% Tariff on all WINES, CHAMPAGNES, & ALCOHOLIC PRODUCTS COMING OUT OF FRANCE AND OTHER EU REPRESENTED COUNTRIES.
“This will be great for the Wine and Champagne businesses in...