WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Many of the United States' most popular adult beverages are imported from other countries. With President Trump's tariffs affecting all imported goods, how does that trickle down to Wichita's bars and liquor stores? Many storeowners in ICT are confident distributors will absorb most of the costs before increases trickle down to their customers. However, some are still concerned. If the tariffs hold, they want to do everything they can to keep the customers from feeling the impact for as long as possible. When you look at the Wall of Whiskeys at R&J Discount Liquor, most of the bottles on the shelf are imports. Their price tags are already in the thousands and likely won't be affected by tariffs. But these luxury drinks aren't the only thing in the store from overseas and across borders. "It's your everyday stuff," Dustin Herman, general manager for R&J Discount Liquor, said. "There are some very significant brands imported. Crown Royal, Modelo, Corona, a lot of your Canadian whiskey and Scotch whiskeys as well," Liquor stores like his aren't feeling the impact yet, but if President Trump's Tariffs hold, products with the highest turnover could see an increase. It's a similar story in Wichita's bars. "I don't want to raise my prices, I don't think anybody wants to raise their prices," Shauna Claycomb, Owner of the Rusty Nail, said. "We get hit pretty hard from everything going up right now, so we don't need another reason." According to liquor sales representative Shaun Davis, it isn't just the bottles that are threatened by tariffs. "If I'm making an old fashioned, I'm not thinking, 'I'm going to get a tariff on bourbon,' it might be other ingredients," he said. "If that means that in certain cases, we're going to have to rethink a cocktail or rethink the ingredients in a cocktail to make it as affordable as it's been, then that's what we'll have to do." Stores and bars alike remain dedicated to offering alternatives to customers to reduce the impact. "If they're looking for a particular flavor, if they're looking for a particular experience with a product, we will do our best to find a product that fits that mold regardless of its country of origin," Dustin Herman said. He says they hope to use the experience they garnered from COVID-19's supply chain shortages to mitigate costs. ...read more read less