16-07-2021, 09:13 AM
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Re: They are taking over, even traditional whisky!
Originally Posted by Baz46
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Not too sure about it being called Scotch whisky, although it does make me wonder? Here we cannot call food products by their traditional name unless it is actually produced in that area. Take champagne for instance, that can only have that brand name if it's produced in the Champagne area of France. Pork pies for instance, Melton Mowbray pies possibly come under the same regulations.
Originally Posted by Harbal
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If China's buying of the distillery is a bad thing, shouldn't some of the blame go to whoever sold it to them?
16-07-2021, 09:17 AM
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Re: They are taking over, even traditional whisky!
Originally Posted by Bathsheba
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Totally agree Harbal. Unfortunately China knows that everyone has their price, meaning businesses around the world are happily selling their souls to them.
16-07-2021, 09:24 AM
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Re: They are taking over, even traditional whisky!
Originally Posted by Harbal
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If China's buying of the distillery is a bad thing, shouldn't some of the blame go to whoever sold it to them?
As usual it is all about money and acquiring more of it I guess:
https://dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/201...ia-distillery/
16-07-2021, 09:32 AM
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Re: They are taking over, even traditional whisky!
Originally Posted by Baz46
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An entire whisky distillery is being shipped out from Scotland to China on Friday."More than 35 tonnes of equipment, including stills, flooring, control valves and pipework, is leaving Buckie in Moray for the port of Tianjin.
Valentine International chairman and managing director David Valentine said the project was the brainchild of Mengtai chairman Ao Fengting, who planned to create a "globally award-winning whisky"."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla...iness-57825081
Yet another product labelled with "Made in China" on it! Where is all this going to end I wonder?
I cannot comment on the product as I am teetotal but are there any comments from
OFF whisky drinkers on this, particularly our Scottish members?
I’ve tried a few but it’s not really my drink. I prefer Gin or a lovely Liqueur (I’ve got one that I’m saving for a special occasion - see pic). Some whisky’s are really strong.That being said, I’ve got a nice selection in the bar if I’m entertaining family and friends. I do enjoy a Jack Daniels now and then…
16-07-2021, 11:29 AM
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The Scots must be laughing their socks off!I went on a tour of a distillery, back in the early 1970s, and we were taken through the process from start to finish.
The presenter pointed out that mostly everything in all of the Distilleries was from the same source, except the water.
The barrels, machines, chemicals, plants, all the same, from the same source.
He joked that the labels were the only real difference.
The taste could be affected by the mix.
So have the Chinese bought the rights to the word "Scotch". or "Scottish"?
16-07-2021, 11:36 AM
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The vision of a Chinaman wearing a kilt making Scottish wisky makes the mind boggle. They are smaller in stature so the sporran will be dragging in the floor for them to trip over. Next question, above or below the knee kilt height and with or without you know what.
16-07-2021, 12:04 PM
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Re: They are taking over, even traditional whisky!
Originally Posted by realspeed
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The vision of a Chinaman wearing a kilt making Scottish wisky makes the mind boggle.
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