Scotch whisky whisky used. An age statement on the bottle, in the form of a number, must reflect the age of the youngest whisky used to produce that product. A whisky with an age statement is known as guaranteed age whisky. Scotch whisky without an age statement may, by law, be as young as three years old. In the early 21st century, such "No age statement" whiskies became more common, as distilleries responded to the depletion of aged stocks caused by improved sales. Labels may also carry various declarations of filtration techniques or final maturation processes. A Scotch whisky labelled as "natural"
Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 all single malt Scotch whisky to be bottled in Scotland beginning on 23 November 2012. The Scotch Whisky Association made available a PDF file on its website with the text of the regulations, along with summarization, commentary, and explanations of certain parts of the law. Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 (Citation 2009, No. 2890) is a Statutory Instrument that regulates the production, labelling, advertising and packaging of Scotch whisky. The regulations were laid before the Parliament of the United Kingdom on 30 October 2009, and came into force on 23 November 2009. They repealed the Scotch