Alcohol pricing bill could sabotage Scotch whisky, warns academic

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Alcohol pricing bill could sabotage Scotch whisky, warns academic

A Scottish-based academic has warned BeverageDaily.com that plans by the country’s legislators to introduce minimum alcohol pricing would be a ‘massive shot in the foot’ for the nation’s top global export Scotch whisky.

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