Bottles of old and rare single malt Scotch have become increasingly popular among the rich and super rich. It’s sparked fevered private Scotch sales, online markets, and even an emerging class of rare whisky brokers. For single malt whisky, this leaves a little wiggle room on date because barley is not always used the same year it is harvested. Scotch is a $4.9-billion industry for Scotland, where all Scotch whisky is made. “A major threat to the Scotch whisky industry is the production of fraudulent products that are now sold globally,” wrote Cook.

Source: National Post January 29, 2020 01:30 UTC