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Plans to allow English single malt whisky branded ‘sabotage’ by Scots

Summary by Financial Times

Trade body said it would work with Defra and other parties to ensure ‘robust’ standards

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BBC News

Scotch makers condemn English single malt whisky proposal

Scottish distilleries and MPs claim England's methods would damage the reputation of single malt.

1 day ago·United Kingdom

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The Telegraph

Scotch whisky producers’ fury at English single malt status

The row centres on geographical indication status and is a way of protecting a product’s name and quality based on its place of origin

2 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Financial Times

Plans to allow English single malt whisky branded ‘sabotage’ by Scots

Trade body said it would work with Defra and other parties to ensure ‘robust’ standards

2 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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The National

'Sabotage on Scotland': Outrage at English single malt whisky definition change

THE Scotch whisky industry and the First Minister have slammed the UK Government after it unveiled plans for a legal definition of English single…

2 days ago·Glasgow, United Kingdom

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DRAM Scotland

English Whisky plans "damaging" to Single Malt Scotch Whisky industry say SWA - DRAM Scotland

Plans by the English Whisky Guild to have its own Whisky Geographical Indication have been called “unacceptable” by Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon and slammed by the Scottish Whisky Association Scotland’s Whisky industry is the UK’s largest food export with the The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) global export figures showing the value of Scotch exports topped £5.6bn in 2023 with the industry’s economic impact report showing th…

1 day ago

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thehighlandtimes.com

SNP Slam Westminster Fresh Attack on Scotch Whisky

THE SNP has slammed the Labour Government after it unveiled plans for a legal definition of English single malt whisky. Currently, single malts must be made in one single distillery, but now it has been reported that new rules would mean English whisky could be made in several different locations drastically cutting costs for whisky distillers there. This has sparked fears of the market being flooded with cheap, low-quality products, ruining the…

1 day ago

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