Scotch

NRI scientists devise fake Scotch test - Friday, November 04, 2011

Three Indian-origin physicists in Scotland have developed a simple laser test that they claim can help detect counterfeit Scotch whisky from a sample no bigger than a teardrop.

The worldwide fight to scotch counterfeit whisky trade - Monday, July 20, 2009

LAST month, a decision by the Italian supreme court drew to a close a whisky dispute that had been running long enough to mature a bottle of finest single malt.

Nuclear bomb tests help to identify fake whisky - Thursday, May 07, 2009

Radioactive material flung into the atmosphere by nuclear bomb tests is helping scientists to fight the multi-million pound trade in counterfeit antique malt whisky.

New guidelines to prevent Scotch whisky from counterfeiting in India and China - Monday, December 31, 2007

The sales of Scotch such as “Glen Highland Green” and “Red Scot” in countries like India and China might receive a blow, as the Westminster Government has come up with detailed legislative proposals to give geographical definitions to protect its Scotch whisky industry from counterfeiting. The government has decided to give Scotch whisky Champagne-style geographical definitions to protect the 2.5 billion-dollar industry against counterfeiting.

The move is aimed at boosting the fight against second-rate and fake products.

Strong whisky laws proposed to stop fake Scotch - Wednesday, October 10, 2007

The anti-counterfeit laws that prevent fake whisky being sold are to be strengthened to protect Scotland's £2.5 billion Scotch whisky industry, according to the Government. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has announced a consultation on strengthening the law in relation to Scotch whisky's Geographical Indication protection.

New SWA top team plans to target fake whisky - Tuesday, January 24, 2006

"In any one day we [the SWA] are prosecuting 50 cases [of Scotch whisky counterfeiting] around the world with people trying to pass products off as Scotch whisky." The chief executive cited the Indian authorities claiming Scotch whisky has 1 per cent - or about 55/60 million cases - of the Indian whisky market. But he added: "We know we only have 0.5 per cent of the market, which means there is as much counterfeit Scotch whisky out there as real Scotch."