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This is why distilleries are paying close attention to projections that suggest there will be double the frequency of low river flow events by 2050.

One distillery owner told BBC News the announcement was a "big blow" for the industry, which counts the USA as its most important market.

Anthony Wills runs the Kilchoman distillery on the island of Islay and says he feels "deflated" at the prospect of tariffs.

Barbados has five distilleries and four agreed on the wording of a proposed Barbados rum GI.

Plans to allow English whisky makers to use the term "single malt" have led to a backlash by Scottish distilleries and politicians.