Technology that detects whisky’s age is ‘world first’ 21st December, 2020 by Nicola Carruthers A team of researchers has joined forces with a technology firm to create what is thought to be the world’s first age verification service for whisky in a bid to tackle counterfeit products. Everledger and the Scottish Universities Environment Research Centre have created a digital identify for whisky to help cut down on fakes London-based blockchain company Everledger and the Scottish Universities Environment Research Centre (SUERC) at the University of Glasgow have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to fight fraud in the whisky sector.