In 1998 SWRI started to analyse the composition of a wide range of genuine Scotch Whiskies, creating a database against which suspect “whiskies” could be compared. To date, we have several types of databases which collectively house measures for over 10,000 samples. These databases are a valuable tool for protecting the Scotch Whisky industry against counterfeiting.
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