SCOTCH PRODUCERS HAVE UNTIL MARCH 25

to review the proposals released by the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). As we mentioned yesterday, the UK government has issued proposed changes to Scotch whisky legislation. In all, the government hopes to repeal earlier laws and replace them with the Scotch Whisky Regulations of 2008. Similar to laws that protect the use of “Napa” on wine labels, the proposals would bar foreign whisky producers from using Scottish regions or distillery names on their products. The