The removal of tariffs on whisky imports to the US matters both economically and politically in Scotland.
President Donald Trump said he was taking the step in honour of King Charles and Queen Camilla’s state visit to the US.
But with less than a week to go before the Scottish election, the welcome for the announcement was accompanied by competing claims about who can take credit for the deal.
Economically, whisky is a major export for Scotland and the wider UK.
The Scotch Whisky Association estimates that the US tariffs were costing the industry about £4m a week. The trade body had worked closely with its US counterparts to make the case for a policy shift.
That underlines that this is not a free gift from the US to the UK.
It is a deal that improves trade conditions for Scotch and Irish whiskey being sold to America, as well as US bourbon and used casks coming into the UK market.
It appears to be a zero for zero tariff deal – with import taxes being dropped by both countries.