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PARIS (AFP) For the last decade, owners of cognac distilleries have seen their sales more than double to the United States, making their spirit one of France’s fastest-growing major exports. Then Donald Trump came along. While the French are small-time drinkers of cognac, Americans consume almost one in two bottles produced in the vineyards north of Bordeaux thanks in part to the alcohol being promoted by U.S. rappers as a symbol of wealth and luxury. And while millionaires like Snoop Dogg and Jay-Z will still be able to afford their beloved “yak,” many other Americans might find it out of reach after U.S. import tariffs of 25% come into force on Tuesday. ....