A third of vintage Scotch whiskeys are found to be fake

Thursday, December 20th 2018 - 09:06 UTC

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More than a third of vintage Scotch whiskeys tested at a specialist laboratory has been found to be fake, BBC Scotland has learned. Twenty-one out of 55 bottles of rare Scotch were deemed to be outright fakes or whiskeys not distilled in the year declared. Read full article

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Voice
That's because the Scots don't make Whiskey...they make Whisky...

SCOTCH WHISKY
Dec 21st, 2018 - 01:15 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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DemonTree
Strong proof that this website is not run by a Scot. :)
Dec 21st, 2018 - 08:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Chicureo
It's a real nasty crime, but not at least surprizing. Counterfeit wine is far more rampant worldwide. (And yes DT, your comment was very clever)
Dec 21st, 2018 - 04:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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imoyaro
Damned funny, all this time Gauchito Drink must have been drinking whiskey all along...
Dec 23rd, 2018 - 05:04 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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