Demand for Scotch whisky alone grew by 224% by volume there last year, according to the Scotch Whisky Association.
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"The tariff will undoubtedly damage the Scotch Whisky sector," Scotch Whisky Association Chief Executive Karen Betts said in a statement.
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"Exports of Scotch Whisky to the US have been zero tariff for twenty years, so it is disappointing that Scotch Whisky has been drawn into this dispute," a spokesman for the Scotch Whisky Association said after the U.S. Trade Representative's announcement.
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"Exports of Scotch Whisky to the U.S. have been zero tariff for 20 years, so it is disappointing that Scotch Whisky has been drawn into this dispute," the Scotch Whisky Association said, urging both sides to avoid hurting consumers and jobs.
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Scotland exports 41 bottles of Scotch Whisky per second and those exports are worth more than $6 billion (£4.7 billion), according to the Scotch Whisky Association.
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"The US is our largest and most valuable single market, and over $1 billion of Scotch Whisky was exported there last year," said Karen Betts, chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association.
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In the premium wine and spirits sale you can save on Jack Daniel's No.27 Gold Tennessee Whiskey, Kilchoman Sanaig Single Malt Scotch Whisky, and Ballantines 17-Year-Old Blended Scotch Whisky.
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The Scotch Whisky Association has filed a false advertising lawsuit against the Virginia Distillery Co, alleging its labels wrongly imply that some of its products are Scotch whisky when they are not.
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Scotch whisky is one of Britain's largest food and drink exports.
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Scotch whisky was protected by an act of Parliament in 1988.
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At the moment, Britain's northernmost country boasts 126 Scotch whisky distilleries.
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"Scotch whisky is a very steady, long-term business," he said.
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"Scotch whisky is the smallest big industry in the world," says Colville.
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He added that he regularly opted for Kirkland Signature Blended Scotch Whisky.
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She said the EU makes up 30 percent of Scotch whisky exports.
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So expect higher prices on Parmesan cheese, French wine and Scotch whisky.
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Scotch whisky might not benefit, however, as Britain leaves the EU in 2019.
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Cover: A member of staff looking at the Diageo Claive Scotch Whisky collection.
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There's an exclusive secret society carefully keeping vigil over the Scotch whisky industry.
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By contrast food and drink, including Scotch whisky exports, brought in 214 billion.
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Producers also fret about special protections for Scotch whisky enshrined in European law.
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"BullionVault's software translates very easily to scotch whisky," he told CNBC's "Street Signs".
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The Scotch Whisky Association argued that the plan conflicted with European Union trade rules.
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Currently many Scotch Whisky companies list a Scottish address to comply with this requirement.
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Kilchoman and eight rival Scotch whisky distilleries have flourished here in the past decade.
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It always amazes me that these fine particles will become elegant, complex Scotch whisky.
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Mohammed Hanif KARACHI, Pakistan — Pakistan was recently mesmerized by a bottle of Scotch whisky.
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Of course, we are confident Scotch whisky will remain the pre-eminent international spirit drink.
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We like to think that Uncle Duke's is a Scotch whisky that thinks he's American.
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Next year the company will also spend more on marketing Scotch whisky, its biggest product category.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain reportedly asked Mr. Trump to lift tariffs on Scotch whisky.
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Today, Scotch whisky and Irish whiskey are among the protected geographical designations in the European Union.
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Carbon-14 is absorbed by most living things -- including the barley used to make Scotch whisky.
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Scotland's devolved government said it was "deeply concerned" that Scotch whisky was being implicated in the dispute.
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SCOTCH WHISKY ASSOCIATION SAYS VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT HAS ANNOUNCED TARIFFS ON OUR PRODUCTS
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Scotch whisky might not benefit from such a deal as Britain will be leaving the EU in 2019.
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You can also pick up Bowmore No.1 single malt scotch whisky for just £21.90, down from £32.00.
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UK PM JOHNSON URGED U.S. PRESIDENT TRUMP TO LIFT TARIFFS ON GOODS INCLUDING SCOTCH WHISKY - DOWNING STREET SPOKESPERSON
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The onus now shifts to a court in Hamburg, where the Scotch Whisky Association must prove its case.
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" David Frost, chief executive of Scotch Whisky Association "The process of leaving the EU will inevitably generate significant uncertainty.
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Such limited-edition malts aimed at collectors form the apex of both the primary and secondary Scotch whisky markets.
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The Springburn Bond in Glasgow isn't what you imagine the home of a Scotch whisky company to look like.
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Karen Betts, chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association told CNBC she sees a "massive growth opportunity" in China.
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"The best ones had a subtlety that is rare in Scotch whisky and almost nonexistent in American," David said.
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"We've been talking to all sorts of Chinese businesses, so that's been really helpful, and lots of Chinese businesses in the food and drinks sector who might be interested in importing more Scotch whisky," Karen Betts, chief executive at Scotch Whisky Association told CNBC about her experience traveling with the U.K. delegation.
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Scotchtrooper's Instagram (and blog) will tempt you toward the Dark Side with its fun pairing of stormtroopers and scotch whisky.
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The U.S. Trade Representative's office listed olives, Italian cheese and Scotch whisky among those which could be hit with tariffs.
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The company is the world's biggest maker of Scotch whisky, which is mostly exported and would benefit from sterling's weakness.
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"Some archives can be quite academic and paper-based," says Jacqui Seargeant, the Global Archive Manager for Dewar's Scotch Whisky.
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They recalled smoking Marlboro cigarettes with clients—not the horrible home-brands available these days—and drinking real Scotch whisky.
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It argued that by using the term "glen," the German company had infringed on the protected status of Scotch whisky.
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The tariffs, approved by the World Trade Organization, include 13% duties on goods ranging from French wine to Scotch whisky.
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Scotch whisky contributes nearly £5 billion ($6.25 billion) a year to the U.K. economy, according to research commissioned by the industry.
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ON APRIL 10th a freight train pulled out of Barking station in London carrying Scotch whisky, baby milk and engineering equipment.
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People have been enjoying Scotch whisky for hundreds of years, usually in a glass and often on the rocks, of course.
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Johnson was described as "out of touch" after discussing the export of Scotch whisky during a visit to a Sikh temple.
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That marked the first increase in global whisky sales volumes in three years, the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) said on Friday.
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The prime minister urged Trump not to impose tariffs on car imports next month and to lift tariffs on Scotch whisky (Reuters).
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This is a beer that you need to sip the same way you would sip a really nice Scotch whisky or bourbon.
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It was by accident I got into brewing through my degree, which led onto a job at the Scotch Whisky Research Institute.
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"It is high time I think we all agree that they cut their punitive tariffs on Scotch whisky," the prime minister said.
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Sipping on this cocktail with smoky, peaty Scotch whisky while sniffing a singed rosemary sprig will put everyone in a cozy Thanksgiving spirit.
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The Scotch Whisky Association, a trade body which represents Scotland's whisky industry, bristles at the idea that production can be rushed or replicated.
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This is why DIAGEO and HBO have come together to release the exclusive Game of Thrones limited edition single malt scotch whisky collection.
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Last month, the Trump administration slapped retaliatory tariffs on French wine, Italian cheese, single-malt Scotch whisky and hundreds of other European products.
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There, in 1987, he helped launch a brand called Six Classic Malts after assessing the Scotch whisky made at the company's 32 distilleries.
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About two million visitors toured this year, double the number about a decade ago, according to the Scotch Whisky Association, a trade group.
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It also has a bar, which Mr. Mountain said attracts friends and family members seeking Scotch whisky, especially from the Speyside distilleries nearby.
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Rupert Patrick, CEO of whisky trading website WhiskyInvestDirect, said that investing in Scotch whisky is a long-term investment comparable to buying gold.
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Trump has already placed tariffs on European goods, including on French wine, Italian cheese and Scotch whisky, in retaliation for subsidies to Airbus.
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Technically, it's a scotch whisky, but a lot of the things that we've done during this process make it more like a bourbon.
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"A no-deal Brexit would damage our industry by forcing cost and complexity into the production and export of Scotch Whisky," the spokesman said.
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The US can't get enough of Scotch whisky, while China buys up millions of pounds worth of the country's meat and seafood every year.
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It's not yet clear how future droughts might affect whisky production across Scotland (and scotch whisky, by definition, has to be distilled in Scotland).
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Considered the "holy grail" of Scotch whisky by Sotheby's, a 60-year-old bottle of Macallan whisky sold for almost $1.9 million in October.
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At United he was working again with Mr. Espey, and together they helped develop what became the premium Johnnie Walker Blue blended Scotch whisky.
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Yet as the world's largest maker of Scotch whisky — the vast majority of which is exported — Diageo had supported Britain staying in the union.
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It became apparent only after a Scotch whisky expert explained to her that Toulvaddie wasn't just another micro-distillery, but was a groundbreaking project.
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And on top of ensuring social and economic freedom, it has also found time to protect Scotch Whisky, Stilton cheese and the humble Cornish pasty.
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The European Court of Justice took no final view, referring a complaint from the Scotch Whisky Association back to German judges to make a ruling.
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The U.K.'s Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that Scotland can impose minimum prices on alcohol, a move long opposed by the Scotch Whisky Association.
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Like many online salesrooms, Scotch Whisky Auctions was reluctant to release the total and the success rate of their latest sale, which ended on Aug.
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When we think of Scotch whisky today, it's to compare, say, the smoky, complex malts of Islay with the fruity, spicy malts of the Highlands.
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In Kenya, which contributes 71% of its revenue, it registered an 8% rise in net sales driven by growth in mainstream spirits and scotch whisky.
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Scotch whisky was served with each dinner course while Raquel Raies, an expert from Chicago, led a discussion about distinguishing and drawing out various flavors.
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About six miles down the road from Fiddichside, Dufftown is a town responsible for producing some of the most popular Scotch whisky on the market.
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Karen Betts, the head of the Scotch Whisky Association, said a no-deal Brexit would cause "considerable difficulties" for the industry and increase cost and complexity.
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In a colder place like Scotland that means that booze ages very slowly, which is why longer aging periods are common for the Scotch whisky there.
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From beginning to end, with people and process, it's rooted in Portland craft-beer tradition more than in the scotch-whisky tradition or anything like it.
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While whiskey had another good year, it was due in large part to sales of "brown spirits" like bourbon, which grew much faster than Scotch whisky.
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Scotch whisky is a key component of the drink maker's business; Diageo operates 28 malt distilleries, accounting for nearly one-third of the industry's total capacity.
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"(The) industry does not take continued growth for granted," said Karen Betts, chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association which represents 90 percent of the producers.
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Plaisted soon had corporations large and small on the hook to provide free goods and services to the expedition — everything from designer watches to Scotch whisky.
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Two are in start-ups developing nonplastic containers: Cove, which makes a biodegradable water bottle, and Notpla, which helped produce a ballyhooed dissolvable Scotch whisky pod.
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Betts said she saw a "massive growth opportunity" for Scotch Whisky in China and she hoped to see tariffs go below the current 5 percent level.
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Being in Scotland, we're both massive fans of scotch whisky and we're up in the northeast of Scotland, which is in the heart of the Highlands.
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The U.S. increased the pressure on Europe on Monday when it threatened tariffs on $4 billion of additional EU goods, including olives, Italian cheese and Scotch whisky.
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Exports of the spirit reached £3.86 billion ($5.47billion) in 2015, but this could be disrupted by Brexit and the Scotch Whisky Association is in favor of remaining.
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"Scotch Whisky" can only be sold in the European Union if it is actually made in Scotland, for which the spirit is the biggest international export earner.
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Britain's Supreme Court announced the landmark move that ends a five-year legal battle in which the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), the industry lobby, lost an appeal.
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The Scotch Whisky Association, which estimates it's responsible for 3 percent of Scotland's carbon emissions, has laid out a plan for gradually reducing its carbon footprint industrywide.
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"It seems ironic that in a dispute about aircraft, our sector is being hit pretty hard," said Karen Betts, the chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association.
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Whisky pods: Glenlivet, one of the venerable names in Scotch whisky, released a tiny whisky cocktail that comes in a clear, edible packet instead of a glass.
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A spurt of surveys over recent years has shown that Millennials world over are choosing to switch from their staple of tequila, rum and vodka to Scotch whisky.
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The maker of Johnnie Walker Scotch whisky, Smirnoff vodka and Guinness stout said operating profit rose 9.5% to £4 billion ($4.99 billion) for the year ended June 30.
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Attentive Parks and Recreation viewers may have noticed that woodworking enthusiast, Libertarian and all-around man's man Ron Swanson was fiercely dedicated to Lagavulin single malt Scotch whisky.
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In Pyongyang, it is possible to have a morning cappuccino made with Starbucks coffee beans and an evening drink of Argentine wine followed by the finest Scotch whisky.
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The German chain, which is expanding rapidly in the U.S., earned high praise from a British publication called "The Spirits Business" in its 2018 Scotch Whisky Masters competition.
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Gooding's hobby was researching single malt Scotch whisky distilleries, and he traveled to Ireland and Scotland dozens of times over the years to sample whisky and buy bottles.
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With 61 million pounds (about $87 million) of Scotch Whisky exported to China last year, a free trade agreement between both countries "could really help us," she said.
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The limited-edition scotch whisky is inspired by the enigmatic and feared White Walkers, with flavour notes of caramelized sugar, vanilla, fresh berries, and a touch of orchard fruit.
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The maker of Johnnie Walker scotch whisky, Smirnoff vodka and Guinness stout said operating profit rose 10% to 4 billion pounds ($5 billion) for the year ended June 30.
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EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Leaving the EU in March without a deal would pose risks to Scotch whisky's current healthy rates of export growth, the Scotch Whisky Association said on Tuesday.
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The maker of Johnnie Walker Scotch whisky, Smirnoff vodka and Guinness stout said operating profit rose 10% to 4 billion pounds ($4.99 billion) for the year ended June 30.
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It's a welcoming place where even introverts will want to mingle with the locals; savor their wit and glorious Scottish accents like a wee dram of fine Scotch whisky.
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Annual exports of Scotch whisky are worth 4.7 billion pounds, or about $5.9 billion, accounting for 70 percent of Scotland's food and drink exports and 21 percent of Britain's.
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Karen Betts, the chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association, said the Trump administration's decision to apply tariffs only to single malts was likely to hit smaller producers harder.
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WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The Trump administration slapped 25% tariffs on French wine, Italian cheese and single-malt Scotch whisky in retaliation for European Union subsidies on large aircraft.
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Bottles of some Johnnie Walker Scotch whisky will look a little different from March 1 with the brand's famous striding man to be replaced by a woman, Jane Walker.
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In the photos, he held a Pacifico beer-branded box containing what appeared to be Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch whisky in a blue case and some other unidentifiable bottles.
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"The current tax of 77% on an average priced bottle of Scotch is a burden on consumers and the industry," said Julie Hesketh-Laird, Scotch Whisky Association acting chief executive.
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Diageo launched a whole single malt Scotch whisky collection in February, each themed on one of the show's Houses of Westeros as well as its military order, the Night's Watch.
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"Exports of Scotch Whisky to the US have been zero-tariff for 20 years so it is disappointing that (it) has been drawn into this dispute," an SWA spokesman said.
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Glenlivet, one of the venerable names in Scotch whisky, experimented with something new this month: a tiny whisky cocktail that comes in a clear, edible packet instead of a glass.
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If I'd been assembling my own Scotch whisky, I would have been away for three years; that is how long, by law, whisky has to sit and ruminate in casks.
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That list of chemicals includes creosol (associated with the smoky peat flavor of Scotch whisky), syringol (responsible for clovelike flavors), and vanillin (source of a vanilla-ish sweetness in smoke).
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We're surrounded by whisky, but we've always loved American bourbons so we wanted to take inspiration from both Scotch whisky and American bourbons and make a new type of Scotch.
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While Johnny Walker remains the most popular Scotch whisky in the world, for those whose palates demand diversity, one cannot go wrong with great blends like Vat 69 and Black Dog.
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Liquor giant Diageo has a special Johnnie Walker Blended Scotch Whisky called The White Walker by Johnnie Walker (out Monday, $36) and a collection of single malt scotches, coming in November.
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FALKIRK, Scotland/LONDON (Reuters) - Scotch whisky makers were among the most fervent industry advocates for staying in the European Union, but if Britain has to leave, they prefer a clean break.
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Thanks to a renewed appreciation for whiskey of all kinds, from bourbon to Japanese brands, connoisseurs are seeking out and drinking down rare Scotch whisky faster than it can be produced.
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But, complaining of the 150 percent import tariff India charges on Scotch whisky, he said it was time for Britain and Asia's third-largest economy to strike a free trade deal.
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In Britain, Mr. Johnson's free-spending domestic agenda — recruiting nurses and police officers; building high-speed broadband and rail networks — offers a bigger political payoff than easing tariffs on Scotch whisky.
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Any discussion of Scotch whisky nowadays is dominated by the single malts, which hardly existed as a category back when I was stealthily sniffing from the bottles in my parents' cabinet.
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LONDON (Reuters) - The Scottish government said on Tuesday it is "deeply concerned" about Scotch whisky being implicated in a long-running trade dispute between the United States and the European Union.
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The maker of Johnnie Walker Scotch whisky, Smirnoff vodka and Guinness beer on Thursday said net sales grew 2.8 percent on a like-for-like basis in the year ended 30 June.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in a phone call, urged U.S. President Donald Trump to lift tariffs on goods including Scotch whisky, a Downing Street spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Still, the Scotch Whisky Association has been vigilant in trying to protect its brand and reputation, and so took the maker of Glen Buchenbach, a small German distiller called Waldhornbrennerei, to court.
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Compare that to 44 million cases of American whiskey and 28 million of Canadian whisky and just under nine million of Irish whisky, according to the Scotch whisky Association, a trade group.
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The company said growth in its operating margin this year would also be weighted toward the second half, following increased spending on its U.S. spirits and Scotch whisky business in the first half.
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EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Makers of Scotch whisky, Britain biggest food and drink export, said on Wednesday it was imperative that lawmakers work quickly to avoid crashing out of the European Union without a deal.
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LONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Drinks maker Diageo said on Wednesday its 2017 fiscal year had started well, with the key drivers of improved top line growth being scotch whisky, U.S. spirits and India.
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A blow to Scotch whisky The US tariffs will affect less than 2% of the value of total EU exports to the United States but could deal a blow to jobs in Scotland.
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Moving away from tech, we have tracked down big savings on gin and whisky, including an opportunity to save over £20 on Johnnie Walker Blue Label Blended Scotch Whisky, available for just £37.50.
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LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) - The Scottish government said on Tuesday it is "deeply concerned" about Scotch whisky being implicated in a long-running trade dispute between the United States and the European Union.
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With the upcoming winter to get through first, Johnnie Walker and HBO have introduced the Johnnie Walker White Walker Blended Scotch Whisky to keep us warm and to keep our GoT cravings at bay.
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The Blood and Sand is also a corrective for anyone who thinks Scotch whisky doesn't play well in a mixed drink: Without that deep, vital smokiness, it would be a much less exciting proposition.
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The company said last July it was counting on a rise in demand for scotch whisky and its low-priced Senator Keg beer to counter the impact of an increase in taxes in Kenya.
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" He shows off a 4-pound truffle worth $60,000, a large bottle of Johnnie Walker Blue Scotch whisky gifted "from the president," and a "leather-bound gold-leaf Bible — it is signed by the pope.
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Global drinks brand Diageo is focusing on protecting its Scotch whisky business and global trade in the wake of the U.K.'s decision to leave the European Union, its chief executive told CNBC on Thursday.
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They would get off their motorbikes, lumber up to the bar and mutter unintelligible things like: "Pintofheavyandafamousgrouse," which meant they wanted a pint of McEwan's Export and a glass of a popular blended Scotch whisky.
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Most of the growth opportunities for Scotch whisky comes from outside the EU, in places like Latin America, Asia and the United States, which means the bilateral trade deals that Britain negotiates will be important.
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The Scotch Whisky Association, a trade group, said it has accepted the ruling, though it previously argued that it was an unfair restriction on trade and that alcoholism could be better tackled by other means.
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Johnnie Walker White Walker Blended Scotch Whisky, available on Drizly, from $39.99In case you missed it, Drizly is selling "Game of Thrones" alcohol, and the staff pick is this White Walker-inspired blended scotch whiskey.
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The maker of Johnnie Walker Scotch whisky and Smirnoff vodka on Thursday said net sales grew 2.8 percent on a like-for-like basis in the year ended 30 June, with volume up 1.3 percent.
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In the absence of a last-minute negotiated settlement between Washington and Brussels, the tariffs will kick in on a medley of products that range from Scotch whisky, to French wine, Spanish olives and Italian cheese.
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The move risks escalating transatlantic trade tensions after the United States already hit $7.5 billion worth of European goods — including French wine, Italian parmesan cheese and Scotch whisky — in October over subsidies to planemaker Airbus (EADSF).
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"We are calling on the UK government to make urgent representations to the EU to ensure that Scotch whisky is not collateral damage to this long-term dispute between the EU and the U.S," he said.
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"We are calling on the UK government to make urgent representations to the EU to ensure that Scotch Whisky is not collateral damage to this long-term dispute between the EU and the U.S.," a spokesman said.
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Initially produced with smoky Chinese Lapsang Suchong tea, recent batches have been getting their smoke character from time spent aging in peat-heavy Scotch whisky barrels, which yields a sweet, umami-rich, and yes, terrifically smoky profile.
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We are calling on the UK government to make urgent representations to the EU to ensure that Scotch Whisky is not collateral damage to this long-term dispute between the EU and the U.S., a spokesman said.
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LONDON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it would be absurd to have tariffs on Scotch whisky exports, answering a question in parliament on Wednesday about a possible trade deal with the United States.
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They go through the garbage we've dumped, picking out plastic, empty glass bottles of smuggled Scotch whisky, squashed tins of Heineken, cardboard boxes of pizza, discarded household implements — anything that can be recycled, anything that can be sold.
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"The EU's weight and expertise in international trade helps give us fair access to overseas markets through the agreements it is able to negotiate with third countries," said David Williamson, public affairs director of the Scotch Whisky Association.
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If the United Kingdom votes in Thursday's referendum to leave the EU, those protections will disappear, and manufacturers across the globe could start claiming to make Scotch whisky or Stilton cheese, possibly pushing local producers out of business.
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The 46-year-old, who partnered with Lagavulin Single Malt Scotch Whisky to create a special Father's Day commercial with his dad Ric, says the show's creators told him not to change his looks when they were filming.
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"It is our genuine belief that every purported pre-1900—and in many cases much later—bottle should be assumed fake until proven genuine, certainly if the bottle claims to be a single malt Scotch whisky," Robertson said.
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"The consumer would immediately have to have the image of the Scotch whisky in its mind," said Anthonia Ghalamkarizadeh, a specialist in intellectual property in Hamburg for the law firm Hogan Lovells, "without any detours or thought process."
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"It is imperative that the government and parliamentarians work together constructively and quickly to find a way forward which provides clarity for businesses and employees and avoids a no-deal Brexit," a spokesman for the Scotch Whisky Association said.
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LONDON (Reuters) - The Scottish government and the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) urged the United States and the EU on Tuesday to end a trade dispute after Washington threatened tariffs on $4 billion of goods including Scotland's most famous export.
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"Now I hope you understand that I can't go into too much detail, as what happens during the induction ceremony is a closely guarded secret," says an otherwise forthcoming Donald Colville, global Scotch whisky ambassador with Diageo's Classic Malts.
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"The first half of 2016 was marked by an improving Scotch whisky export performance, suggesting a strengthening in global consumer demand compared to the last couple of years," David Frost, chief executive of the SWA, said in a statement.
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Scotch whisky is protected under rules on geographic identifiers, which require that the term can be used only for whisky made in Scotland that fulfills specific production criteria, like being matured for three years and having flavorings or sweeteners.
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Whisky brokerage and investment experts at valuation firm Rare Whiskey 101 said that the number of bottles of single malt Scotch whisky sold at auction shot up by almost 2100 percent since the first half of the previous year.
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EDINBURGH, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Scotland is to become one of the first countries in the world to introduce minimum alcohol pricing, in an attempt to improve public health after the Scotch Whisky Association lost an appeal with Britain's Supreme Court.
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In Britain itself, businesses as diverse as engineering group Rolls-Royce, drugs giant AstraZeneca, housebuilders and makers of Scotch whisky were braced for disruption in the short and long term as the pound plunged to its lowest level since 21.
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EDINBURGH (Reuters) - The value of Scotch whisky exports rose nearly 8 percent in 2018, backed by booming sales in India, France and the United States and the impact of pricier Scotch, data from Britain's tax authority HMRC showed on Tuesday.
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"The EU is an important market, it's established and mature, but our great markets in the future will be in Asia, Africa, and South America," said Karen Betts, chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association, who is traveling with May.
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The maker of Johnnie Walker Scotch whisky, Smirnoff vodka and Guinness stout said it expected annual underlying net sales growth to come in towards the lower end of its 4 to 13% mid-term guidance range, amid rising global trade uncertainty.
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"There are hundreds of years of history in Scotch whisky and that heritage is just so present and visceral when you're in Scotland," said Flavien Desoblin, who opened the Brandy Library, a bar in New York's TriBeCa neighborhood, in 2004.
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The blue-chip and wider STOXX 7.03 pan-European indexes sank almost 3% on Wednesday after the World Trade Organization approved 10% tariffs on European-made Airbus planes and 25% duties on goods ranging from French wine to Scotch whisky.
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LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - United States tariffs on single malt Scotch whisky will damage the industry and hurt jobs and investment in Scotland, the sector's trade association said on Thursday, as it urged Washington and the European Union to back down.
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The U.S. is preparing to impose tariffs on up to $25 billion worth of European products, which could raise prices on imports like wine, fish, Parmesan cheese, and Irish and Scotch whisky, as well as leather purses, carpets, clocks and airplanes.
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The blue-chip and wider STOXX 600 pan-European indexes sank almost 3% on Wednesday after the World Trade Organization approved 10% U.S. tariffs on European-made Airbus planes and 25% duties on goods ranging from French wine to Scotch whisky.
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New 25% U.S. tariffs on Italian cheese, French wine, Scotch whisky, British biscuits, Spanish olives and thousands of other European food products will lead to higher prices ahead of the holiday season and cost American jobs, trade groups said on Thursday.
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LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) - The Scotch Whisky Association on Tuesday urged the United States and the European Union to end a trade dispute and avoid harmful tariffs that would damage both economies after Washington threatened tariffs on $4 billion goods including the spirit.
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High-end scotch whisky maker The Dalmore and Massimo Bottura, the executive chef of Modena, Italy's three-Michelin starred Osteria Francescana (ranked No. 1 restaurant in the world by The World's 0003 Best Restaurants) partnered to produce The Dalmore L'Anima Aged 49 Years.
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His decision to re-enter rehab came two days after he was seen receiving a box of alcohol at his Brentwood home with what appeared to be Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch whisky in a blue case and some other unidentifiable bottles.
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The European Union said on Tuesday it was open to talks with Washington in a dispute over aircraft subsidies while preparing retaliation after the United States added olives, Italian cheese and Scotch whisky to a list of goods in line for hefty tariffs.
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The contents of Warehouse P represent a collaboration between Buffalo Trace and Last Drop, a rare-spirits company started in 2008 by James Espey and Tom Jago, veterans of the Scotch whisky industry, and Peter Fleck, another spirits professional with a long résumé.
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On the trade front, meanwhile, new 25% U.S. tariffs on Italian cheese, French wine, Scotch whisky and thousands of other European food products will lead to higher prices ahead of the holiday season and cost American jobs, trade groups said on Thursday.
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Meanwhile on the trade front, a new 25% U.S. tariffs on Italian cheese, French wine, Scotch whisky and thousands of other European food products will lead to higher prices ahead of the holiday season and cost American jobs, trade groups said on Thursday.
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French wine was among European Union products, including Scotch whisky and Italian cheese, targeted with a 25% duty after the World Trade Organisation gave Washington the green light to impose tariffs in a long-running case over subsidies to European planemaker Airbus.
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When iPhones move from China to America, or bottles of Scotch whisky from the European Union to India, it is the WTO's rules that keep tariff and non-tariff barriers low and give companies the certainty they need to plan and invest.
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Those worried about Scotland's boozing are counting on a government win against the Scotch Whisky Association in the Supreme Court this summer, which would allow it to introduce a 50p ($0.65) minimum price per unit of alcohol (equivalent to about half a pint of beer).
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If that's not possible, then it would be better to have no deal and default to World Trade Organisation rules, which mandate a zero percent tariff on Scotch imports into the EU, said Karen Betts, chief executive officer of the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA).
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There must be enough troubles in the world to turn everyone to drink if the latest figures from the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) are anything to go by, with half a billion bottles being exported overseas in the first six months of the year.
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We're covering President Trump's confusing approach to Kurdish allies in northern Syria, Boris Johnson's call to return an American diplomat's wife so she can be questioned and Scotch whisky in the form of an edible capsule (yes, people on Twitter compared it to Tide pods).
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In fact, Germany is now home to almost twice as many whiskey distilleries as Scotland — around 24.50 producers, according to a website run by the German government, compared to "over 225" in the land of the wee dram, according to the Scotch Whisky Association.
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WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - New 3.4% U.S. tariffs on Italian cheese, French wine, Scotch whisky, British biscuits, Spanish olives and thousands of other European food products will lead to higher prices ahead of the holiday season and cost American jobs, trade groups said on Thursday.
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This week's tariffs on Scotch whisky, liqueurs and cordials, and wine could affect nearly $3.4 billion in imports "and could lead to a loss of approximately 13,000 U.S. jobs, including truckers, farmers, and bartenders and servers in the hospitality industry," the Distilled Spirits Council said.
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BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Union said on Tuesday it was open to talks with Washington in a dispute over aircraft subsidies while preparing retaliation after the United States added olives, Italian cheese and Scotch whisky to a list of goods in line for hefty tariffs.
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Affleck was seen outside of his home wearing a dark gray T-shirt and light gray sweatpants as he received a Pacifico beer-branded box filled with what appeared to be Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch whisky in a blue case and some other unidentifiable bottles.
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"We will now look to the Scottish and UK Governments to support the industry against the negative effects of trade barriers being raised in overseas markets that discriminate against scotch whisky as a consequence of minimum pricing," SWA's Chief Executive Karen Betts said in a statement.
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Affleck was seen outside of his house wearing a dark gray T-shirt and light gray sweatpants as he picked up a Pacifico beer-branded box filled with what appeared to be Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch whisky in a blue case and some other unidentifiable bottles.
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"When I look back on my career of some 46 years in the industry, I am proud to have been involved in creating a number of successful brands and to have been involved in marketing Scotch whisky in exciting and emerging markets throughout the globe," he says.
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An index tracking the value of the top 1,000 Scotch whisky bottles grew 203 percent between Jan 1, 2013 and Sept 30, 2015, said Matthew Fergusson-Stewart, regional brand ambassador for Glenfiddich, Asia Pacific at William Grant & Sons, citing data from a consultancy called Rare Whisky 101.
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Pernod warned in April that revenue in China could fall up to 10 percent in the year ending June 30 after Scotch whisky sales in the country fell 10 percent in the first nine months of the financial year, although Martell cognac sales were more resilient.
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LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - U.S. tariffs on European goods have plunged Britain into a trade war between the European Union and United States just as it plans to leave the 28-nation bloc, infuriating Scotch whisky makers and handing it a dilemma over thousands of Airbus jobs.
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In retaliation for the harm Europe's trade actions have caused the American economy, the United States is proposing putting tariffs on a wide variety of European products, including helicopters, airplane fuselages, Parmesan cheese, olives, wine, handbags, sweaters, glassware, clocks, Irish and Scotch whisky, and copper alloys.
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EDINBURGH, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Scotch whisky exports rose 3.1 percent in the first six months of 2016, driven by booming demand in India, a market that whisky's trade body says should be a top trade priority for Britain as it navigates its exit from the European Union.
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"If you think about a gold bar sitting in a vault, and then switch that image for piles and piles of Scotch whisky sitting in barrels – for 10-15 years sometimes – you've got an asset which is investable to retail investors through very clever technology," he said.
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Established in 943, Scotch Whisky Auctions is one of the biggest of about a half dozen such players, holding monthly auctions of 2,500 to 4,500 bottles at which consigners sell for £5 per lot and buyers pay just 10 percent commission, undercutting the higher fees of live auctioneers.
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A key part of the process of making bourbon is using new oak, and conventionally, with Scotch whisky, it's almost always oak that's been used for another aging purpose before, so they sometimes use ex-bourbon casks, ex-sherry casks, ex-cognac casks, ex-wine casks, ex-rum casks.
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In the White Paper, it proposed a free trade area with a common rulebook for agriculture and food products which would remove the need, for example, for physical border checks between Northern Ireland and Ireland, and a new scheme to protect such products as Scotch Whisky and Welsh Lamb from imitations.
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Servings: 1Prep time: 2 minutesTotal time: 2 minutes Ingredients 2 ounces Sour Diesel-infused Talisker 10 Year single malt Scotch whisky (click here to learn how to infuse alcohol with marijuana using nitrous oxide)1 ounces Carpano Antica Formula vermouth2 dashes Regan's Orange Bitters No. 6orange peel, for garnish Directions 1.
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Makers of Scotch whisky, who export about 90 percent of what they produce, have stressed the importance of the EU, which swallows about a third of those exports, but also the clout EU membership gives in negotiations with fast-growing markets such as India, which has a 150 percent tariff on imported spirits.
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"It is our genuine belief that every purported pre-1900 - and in many cases much later - bottle should be assumed fake until proven genuine, certainly if the bottle claims to be a single malt Scotch whisky," said David Robertson, co-founder of Rare Whisky 101, which publishes insight and intelligence for whisky collectors.
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The U.S. has announced it will bring in a tariff of 25% on imports of single malt Scotch whisky and liqueurs from the U.K. The move follows a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling that says the U.S. is entitled to recoup almost $7.5 billion dollars a year via tariffs on EU imports.
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CreditCreditAndy Haslam for The New York Times We were driving on what is locally known as the Golden Mile, a stretch on the wind-pummeled, rugged island of Islay off Scotland's southwest coast that includes three time-honored, world-renowned distilleries that most Scotch whisky drinkers would recognize by name — Ardbeg, Lagavulin and Laphroaig.
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The two were spotted together ordering Jack In The Box at a drive-thru with Sexton spending the night at his home, The next day, the actor was photographed appearing to get a delivery of alcoholic beverages with what appeared to be Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch whisky in a blue case and some other unidentifiable bottles.
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Scotch whisky accounts for nearly a quarter of all British food and drink exports on an annual basis, and around a third of Scotch exports are destined for the EU. France is the biggest Scotch drinker not only in the EU but in the world, quaffing 91 million bottles in the first half of the year.
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While I was with him, he dealt with a concern over whether Scotch whisky had been ordered for the drink booths and with a panic about the estimated arrival time for the drums at the main stage — all while providing an escort for the truck pulling an office trailer to its temporary home in a parking lot.
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So to help you out, I've put together a few pairings of better watches with better whiskey that you could spend your $1200 on instead: Tissot Powermantic 2126 (Stainless steel case, sapphire crystal face, automatic Swiss movement with 2315 hour power reserve, $2110) and Redbreast 12-Year-Old Cask Strength (12-year-old single pot still Irish whiskey, ~$65) Mondaine Stop2go (Stainless steel case and sapphire crystal, unique Mondaine stop / go quartz movement, $299.99) and Yellow Spot (12-year-old single pot still Irish whiskey, ~$3153) Instrmnt 01 (Steel case, sapphire crystal face, Italian leather band, Swiss quartz movement, Verge editor Dan Seifert approved, $280) and Glenmorangie 18 (18-year-old single malt Scotch whisky, ~$100) Fossil Modern Machine Sport (Stainless steel case, automatic Japanese movement, $255) and Johnnie Walker Blue (blended Scotch whisky, ~$200) Hamilton Khaki Field (Stainless steel case and sapphire crystal, automatic Swiss movement, $362) and Black Maple Hill 16 Year (16-year-old small batch bourbon, ~$126) Eone Bradley Mesh (Titanium case, uses magnetized ball bearings as physical hands, $315) and Garrison Brothers Single Barrel Bourbon (single barrel bourbon, ~$110)
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