WHISKY IMPRESSIONS
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Privacy Policy

A Christmas Gift for Whisky fakers?

8/11/2015

1 Comment

 
It would appear that McTears are selling three separate lots of old whisky labels, all in pristine condition, at their upcoming auction. At a time when old and rare bottles of whisky are selling for vast sums, surely this is just a gift for whisky fakers?

I'm sure there are still some genuine label collectors out there and I would imagine the labels are being put up for sale by someone who came by them legitimately through some kind of connection to the company or the bottling hall. That said though, it still doesn't sit well with me. You would think that McTears should have a moral obligation at least to withdraw these from sale. After all, fake bottles are not good for their business or reputation.

To me, the SWA would be much better employed focussing their attention on this type of legal grey area rather than producers who are too transparent about what is in their whiskies! Maybe that's just me though.

Hopefully this has served as a warning to anyone who sees any 'old' G&M bottles coming up at auction over the next few months and not an advert to whisky fakers as to where they can get a good stash of old labels!
Picture
Picture
Picture
1 Comment

    Author

    Whisky Impressions is run by Kate Watt. Previously at Springbank and then Glenfarclas, I now design some whisky related stuff and write about it, and anything else that takes my fancy, on this blog.

    Archives

    January 2019
    November 2016
    September 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    March 2015
    December 2014

    Categories

    All
    Adelphi
    Ardnamurchan
    Australia
    Australian Whisky
    Australian Whisky Appreciation Society
    Ballindalloch
    Beer
    Bells
    Books
    Cadenheads
    Campbeltown
    Caperdonich
    Casks
    Christmas
    Christmas Jumpers
    Cider
    Coburns
    Cocktails
    Commissions
    Compass Box
    Competition
    Corks
    Crafts
    Distilleries
    Drinks
    Dufftown
    Dumbarton
    Duty
    Fakes
    France
    French Whisky
    Glasgow
    Glasgow Distillery Company
    Glenfarclas
    Glengyle
    Glenrothes
    Glen Scotia
    G&M
    Hazelburn
    History
    Jim Murray
    Kilkerran
    Lark
    Local Barley
    Loch Lomond Group
    Lost Distilleries
    Luxury
    Macallan
    Map Prints
    NAS
    New Distilleries
    Not A Luxury Whisky
    Pastis
    Photography
    Piping
    Pricing
    Raki
    Ricard
    Spirits
    Springbank
    Stills
    SWA
    Tastings
    Tax
    T-Shirts
    Whipper Snapper
    Whisky
    Whisky Bible 2016
    Whisky Festival
    Whisky Shop Dufftown
    Wine
    Wolfburn

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Privacy Policy