The Trade Secretary Liz Truss has hit out at the continued duties on single malts We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline?Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual.Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? I am therefore stepping up talks with the US to remove them as soon as possible.”The 25pc single malt tariff was imposed as part of aIn October the US won a ruling which allowed it to pile $7.5bn (£5.7bn) of US Trade Representative Mr Lighthizer said certain products produced in the UK and Greece would now be removed from the tariff list, but others from France and Germany would be added to keep the total value of tariffs at $7.5bn. Single malts are typically associated with single malt Scotch, though they are also produced in various other countries. Made only of Polish products, left to rest for more than three years in new oak barrels. The first and only 100%, available in limited edition on the Polish market Whisky Single Malt. Tariffs of 15pc on Airbus aircraft will be maintained, along with a 25pc levy on other European goods including cheeses, jams and wines. China's recovery sputters as factory and retail data disappoints 'I'll cut you up piece by piece until I reach your head': How Harry and Meghan snapped up $14.7m dream home...The X-rated billionaire: Sumner Redstone was the Hollywood mogul who sacked Tom Cruise and made a fortune...Tricky language quiz tests your knowledge of obscure new additions to the Oxford English Dictionary - so,...SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: How Lord Of The Rings star Ian McKellen said no to a real life peerage Michael Cohen claims Trump wanted him DEAD and one of the president's supporters told him 'rats deserve to...Trump is closing the gap on Biden: New nationwide Fox News poll shows the president seven points behind the...They were renowned for their bravado. Karen Betts, SWA chief executive, said: “The tariff is inflicting huge damage.“The UK government must now focus its energy on developing a clear strategy for settling the UK share of the Airbus/Boeing and steel and aluminium disputes with the US, rather than looking to the EU to do this for us. Believe it or not, these women are all in their eighth decade. We’re delighted to finally announce the launch of our Single Malt Whisky from Monday 28 September, 2020. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Karen Betts, chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association, blasted UK ministers for being slow to act. 'The EU and member states have not taken the actions necessary to come into compliance with (World Trade Organisation) decisions,' he said. Mr Lighthizer said: “The EU and member states have not taken the actions necessary to come into compliance with WTO decisions. 'I am pleased that the US has not applied these additional tariffs, and welcome the decision to lift tariffs on shortbread,' she said in a statement. The US says the EU has not complied with rulings over illegal subsidies to build Airbus jets Find out more I am therefore stepping up talks with the US to remove them as soon as possible. Ms Truss welcomed an announcement by US trade representative Robert Lighthizer (pictured together in June) that Washington would not go ahead with a threatened extension of the tariff regime that would have affected gin and blended whiskyLiz Truss has urged the US to lift punitive tariffs on top-class British whisky after it eased duties on a swathe of products imposted in a trade war with the EU.And in a 'modest' easing of the tariffs, Mr Lighthizer said products such as shortbread would now be exempted as the two sides continue to seek a resolution to a dispute centred on planemaker Airbus.But duties on top-quality single malt whiskies - which are made from a single batch of malted barley - remain in place at 25 per cent.