Welsh whiskies apply for special ‘geographical indicator’ tag
Melton Mowbray’s pork pies and Cheddar’s… cheddar may soon have another companion in the protected category club.
The Welsh whisky industry has filed for a ‘geographical indicator’ with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
So-called GIs are, according to the National Farmers Union, given to “products identified to have quality, reputation or other characteristics that are linked to the geographical location that they have been produced in.”
Welsh whisky has had a new lease of life in recent years since the establishment of the Welsh Whisky Company – which became Penderyn – in 2000.
Penderyn was the first distillery to open in the principality for more than a hundred years and has since gone on to become well-regarded by experts and consumers alike.
The ‘GI’ documents were put together by Penderyn with the help of a host of other Welsh distillers including Anglesey Môn Distillery, Aber Falls, In The Welsh Wind, Coles Distillery and Dà Mhìle Distillery.
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