Welsh whisky gains protected GI status under new UK schem
Single Malt Welsh whisky has been granted protected geographical indication (GI) status, the first spirit to gain the new UK accreditation that was launched post Brexit.
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Single Malt Welsh whisky has been granted protected geographical indication (GI) status, the first spirit to gain the new UK accreditation that was launched post Brexit.
Single malt Welsh whiskey became the first British hard liquor to receive official "geographical identification" status Monday, protecting the product and its location-linked name from counterfeits.
Whisky made by a local brewery, beloved of TV’s Hairy Bikers, has been awarded protected status.
Single Malt Welsh Whiskey will have its name legally protected, the UK government has announced.
Environment Secretary Therese Coffey will announce the whisky UKGI status today at the Royal Welsh Show. She said Single Malt Welsh Whisky is widely acclaimed for its lightness of character