Whisky to have more protection from cheap imitations
By Cara Sulieman
NEW regulations come in to force tomorrow (Mon) to protect the reputation of Scottish whisky.
In an attempt to stop cheap imitations from tricking people into buying what they think is the real McCoy, rules on labelling have been stepped up.
Only whisky that has been bottled in Scotland will be allowed to carry the phrase “Scotch whisky” and it must be clear whether the water of life is a single malt or blend.
And a distillery name can only be used if the whisky was distilled there.
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