[Olog-hai]

Okay; who again is “protectionist”? The EU defines “free trade” as trade they control.

[ClearCase_guy]

The Left lives in Opposite Land.

Peace is war.
Truth is a lie.
Love is hate.
Free trade is highly regulated.

[soycd]

My only comment is if you get too thirsty from government idiocy, come to West By God Virginia for a drink of reality ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wexamq6ElEQ

[Lurker]

I’ll step up and volunteer to protect 250 gallons of Talisker to the very last breath in my body.

Just sent it to me freight prepaid.

It’ll be here, I promise.

L

[farming pharmer]

Famous Grouse was (is?) the most popular scotch whiskey in Scotland. I bought a bottle here in the U.s. and it tasted like ass. I've had better third shelf scotch than that crap.

Which led me to think...do the Scotch keep their better stuff in country and peddle their rotgut outside?

[dfwgator]

[faithhopecharity]

not to fear...
if there’s any exports (since the Beetles) that UK will protect for sure, its Scotch!

smile smile smile

[Charles Martel]

There were *no* laws defining Scotch whisky before the European Union arose? That seems unlikely, given how long the Scots have been making the stuff.

Sounds like just another case of spurious "news" calculated to cause hand-wringing over Brexit.

[moovova]

“Drink Scotch whiskey all night long
And die behind the wheel”

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I’m a Jameson Gal; I don’t give a flyin’ feck about the Scotts! :)

[867V309]

if I ever drank cat piss, which I haven't, I think i'd taste like scotch, which I have.

I have heard bag pipes. they suck.

[Species8472]

Octomore 7.1
Structure fire in a bottle...........

[Moltke]

A collective mark can be registered with WIPO. That is outside of the control of the EU.

http://www.wipo.int/sme/en/ip_business/collective_marks/collective_marks.htm

[CodeToad]

Too late. Japan now makes some of the finest whiskeys.

[M Kehoe]

“Scottish Economy Secretary Keith Brown has written to officials asking for strong legal protections for the industry, “

Purity, labeling, trademark are all valid points. Price, and tariffs are a totally different ballgame.

5.56mm