Scotch Faces American Boycotts

Dear Client:The Daily Telegraph is reporting that Americans are boycotting British goods after a Scottish judge released Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset Ali Al Megrahi, last week. It claims that protesters are urging US citizens to boycott a number of items including Scotch in favor of U.S., Canadian or Irish whiskeys. The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) told the paper that although it’s “closely monitoring” the situation, it “feels any action or impact on sales is likely to be short-lived.” In the article,