Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 35063
Whisky: Labelling
Tabled: 3 March 2025
Answered: 10 March 2025
Question
Tracy Gilbert
Labour — Edinburgh North and Leith
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of whisky distilled in England that is currently labelled as (a) English Whisky and (b) Single Malt English Whisky.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerFrom a check of products online, it is estimated that around 20% of English whiskies are labelled as English Whisky, and around 70% are labelled as Single Malt Whisky (not all of which use the term English Whisky). Use of the English Whisky name is increa...
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