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You also should add that it is protecting the consumer snoopcester Send a noteboard - 25/01/2010 04:34:22 PM
Because Scotch means whiskey distilled in Scotland to most people and they are willing to pay more for that.
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/ Booze: And the best whisky comes from? - 25/01/2010 02:34:43 PM 817 Views
I was actually reading something about the whiskys Asia was churning out - 25/01/2010 03:20:30 PM 370 Views
It's a protected label in the EU - 25/01/2010 03:47:29 PM 527 Views
I still haven't decided if I approve of protected labels. - 25/01/2010 04:41:45 PM 444 Views
Normally it would be a trade mark - 25/01/2010 04:56:59 PM 358 Views
No, I am not missing that. - 25/01/2010 05:02:04 PM 331 Views
Partly - 25/01/2010 05:09:25 PM 341 Views
So then if a Scotch Whisky is made in Scotland... - 25/01/2010 05:32:42 PM 469 Views
But the Taiwanese brand doesn't meet the standards for Scotch. - 25/01/2010 05:54:43 PM 355 Views
I mean the standards of taste and quality - 25/01/2010 06:52:10 PM 353 Views
But that's not really the point, is it? - 25/01/2010 07:33:00 PM 329 Views
There's nothing snobby about protecting a brand which makes a lot of money for your country. - 25/01/2010 04:03:45 PM 509 Views
I didn't say that it was snobby to do that. - 25/01/2010 04:27:57 PM 388 Views
Re: I didn't say that it was snobby to do that. - 25/01/2010 04:51:43 PM 422 Views
You still get my point. - 25/01/2010 04:53:33 PM 319 Views
Why should they have to label it that? - 25/01/2010 04:59:13 PM 353 Views
Because Scotch indicates a type of Whisky, not ONLY its location. - 25/01/2010 05:09:09 PM 349 Views
There is, as far as I'm aware, nothing stopping them from doing that. - 25/01/2010 05:13:14 PM 356 Views
And see, there's a difference in my mind. - 25/01/2010 05:18:33 PM 355 Views
I guess so - 25/01/2010 05:21:19 PM 368 Views
I so knew someone was going to say something along those lines 9_9 - 25/01/2010 05:35:59 PM 354 Views
Now you have egg on your face - 26/01/2010 11:30:31 AM 342 Views
You also should add that it is protecting the consumer - 25/01/2010 04:34:22 PM 348 Views
again, though, there's no need to be rude - 25/01/2010 04:42:27 PM 349 Views
I imagine so - 25/01/2010 04:58:40 PM 364 Views
yes, how dare people make their own scotch. - 25/01/2010 05:14:58 PM 352 Views
They moved to Scotland to make it then? - 25/01/2010 05:20:10 PM 350 Views
*NM* - 25/01/2010 05:38:49 PM 139 Views
Re: You also should add that it is protecting the consumer - 25/01/2010 05:37:30 PM 389 Views
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Pfft - 26/01/2010 10:20:58 AM 364 Views
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Re: Pfft - 26/01/2010 11:17:31 AM 363 Views
Indeed - 26/01/2010 05:41:30 PM 345 Views
I am not a fan of protectionism but - 25/01/2010 05:59:36 PM 358 Views
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