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a spokesperson for glen’s vodka said: “at glen’s, quality is our number one priority and we want our consumers to enjoy the authentic glen’s product .
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glen' s vodka ® is a registered trade mark of loch lomond distillers limited .
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liters of fake vodka were distilled and pumped into genuine glen' s vodka bottles, and packed with forged labels and duty stamps .
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a campaign costing more than £1. 5m is being rolled out across the uk for glen’s platinum vodka .
fake glen' s vodka has high levels of methanol, and bleach was added to lighten its color .
the uk’s food standards agency (fsa) has warned consumers about fake bottles of glen’s vodka that are being sold across the uk .
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“the new campaign represents a major investment for glen’s platinum vodka and is crucial to our plans to grow sales .
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a spokesman for glen' s vodka said :
at glen’s, quality is our number one priority and we want our consumers to enjoy the authentic glen' s product. counterfeiting is an issue that affects the whole spirits industry and we are working closely with all relevant agencies, including the fsa and trading standards, to tackle these isolated incidents relating to glen' s .
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william grant identified the five top - selling spirits brands in the off - trade by volume, are smirnoff red label vodka, glen’s vodka, the famous grouse blended scotch whisky, bell’s original blended scotch whisky and gordon’s gin .
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a glen' s vodka counterfeiting operation shut down by hm revenue and customs. deceptively packaged counterfeit products are sold to unsuspecting consumers .
a quick ask around proves that there’s a lot more to vodka these days than a bottle of glen’s and a carton of ocean spray. (image: rex features )
glen’s vodka seized at moscow farm, which had an industrial - scale bottling plant. bleach and methylated spirits were used to make the drink
counterfeit vodka labelled as glen’s vodka has been offered for sale in a number of outlets in london, the midlands and north scotland, the food standards agency (fsa) has warned .
in 2015, counterfeit vodka labelled as glen’s vodka was offered for sale ​ in a number of venues in london, the midlands and the north of scotland, the food standards agency warned .
speaking about teaming up with glen' s platinum, he explained :
i' m really excited to announce the partnership with glen' s platinum. i have spent a lot of time with the team at glen' s platinum and i believe that we have created an extra smooth vodka, produced from the finest quality grain. glen' s platinum can be enjoyed on the rocks, with mixers or in cocktails - it' s certainly great when celebrating with friends and family !
the marketing drive follows a successful trial in the glasgow area and is the first nationwide campaign since glen’s premium vodka hit the market three years ago .
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counterfeit glen' s vodka seized by hm revenue and customs. counterfeiters are very good at creating very deceptive packaging to fool you. buy from authorized retailers .
the fsa has warned consumers to “be vigilant” and check the labels of all bottles of glen’s vodka closely for spelling errors, a sign the bottles are counterfeit .
that' s not all. on the back label, below the statement saying “enjoy glen' s vodka responsibly”, the fake alerts consumers to the website d - rink aware. co. uk .
recently in moray and highland council areas, information from police scotland, trading standards and environmental health teams led to the seizure of 236 bottles of counterfeit glen' s brand vodka .
he added: “with increased demand continuing for premium, there is an opportunity to establish glen’s platinum as a market leader. ”
a spokesman for glen' s said :
counterfeiting is an issue that affects the whole spirits industry and we are working closely with all relevant agencies, including the fsa and trading standards, to tackle these isolated incidents relating to glen' s .
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glen catrine had claimed it had the right to use the grant’s name because in the seventies it bought glasgow wine and spirit merchant john grant. however, the scottish court of session ruled in 1999 that glen catrine should stop using the grant’s name on its gin and vodka. that judgment was upheld on appeal. earlier this year, glen catrine announced it was taking the case to the house of lords .
the food standards agency is warning about counterfeit glen' s vodka on sale “in several locations around the uk” - but it has highlighted a few tell - tale mistakes that should alert customers .
confusingly similar branded bottle caps on counterfeit glen' s vodka may look authentic, but the product shown here is counterfeit. ingredients in counterfeit products are unknown and may be very hazardous to your health .
so i am fairly dismissive of vodka. but maybe i’m in the wrong; am i missing out? a quick ask around proves that there’s a lot more to vodka these days than a bottle of glen’s and a carton of ocean spray. there has even been a rise in – shiver – craft vodkas .
a statement released by the agency claims that investigations by enforcement officers and information supplied by glen’s vodka, along with its own intelligence, has revealed that counterfeit bottles of the vodka brand have been sold in small independent shops across london, the midlands and north scotland .
he was speaking at the launch of his partnership with glen' s platinum vodka in london, where he was supported by his dj wife vogue williams, despite having announced they were separating back in july .
william grant & amp; sons has won its ten - year legal battle against rival scottish drinks company glen catrine bonded warehouse over the right to use the grant’s name. glen catrine will have to rebrand its vodka and gin products with a different name, approved by william grant & amp; sons .
glen catrine, which is owned by reclusive tycoon sandy bulloch, also owns blended whisky brands clansman, glen scotia and high commissioner. the bulloch family also owns the loch lomond distillery company .
“the original glen’s vodka is the biggest selling spirit in scotland and the second - biggest selling spirit in the uk [ according to market research company kantar world panel take home sales to 22 may 2016 ] .
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alcohol counterfeiting is rife, with vodka, wine and even champagne fakes found in the uk. vodka is the most commonly counterfeited alcohol with brands including glen’s, smirnoff and stolichnaya susceptible to large scale counterfeiting operations. one leicestershire based outfit distributed 165, 000 bottles of counterfeit glen’s vodka in 2008 - 2009, which impacts adversely upon the brands’ revenue and value. the sophisticated black market makes identifying counterfeit alcohol difficult, which erodes consumer confidence in brands, leaving them questioning the contents of drinks bottles .
simon de kayne, assistant director of criminal investigation for hmrc, said :
this was a substantial production, bottling and distribution plant with the infrastructure to distribute large quantities of counterfeit glen' s vodka throughout the country .
a bottle of your finest glen’s vodka will cost you around £7. 50, and of course, you need a mixer – any 2l bottle will do. £2. pre drinks: £9. 50. you drink .
fashion designers have begun marketing vodka, once the preserve only of russian and swedish super - brands and supermarket discounters: roberto cavalli’s vodka sells his. 7 litre bottles for £47 a time .
william grant & sons has won its ten - year legal battle against rival scottish drinks company glen catrine bonded warehouse over the right to use the grant’s name .
“we have recently changed the labelling on bottles of glen’s to include embossing, which makes it more difficult for counterfeiters to copy the packaging on this product. ”
we have recently changed the labelling on bottles of glen’s to include embossing, which makes it more difficult for counterfeiters to copy the packaging on this product .
according to ac nielsen’s top 100 drinks league table, j grant’s vodka was the 32nd biggest - selling drinks brand in the uk in 2001, with sales of £44. 3m. william grant’s whisky was number 38, on £36. 4m .
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kevin eddishaw, 53, ran an illicit bottling unit at moscow farm in leicestershire before sending the fake - branded glen' s vodka to independent shops around the country. spirit made at the plant was seized in salford, london and south wales .
the report identified the top five best - selling spirits brands in the on - trade by volume as smirnoff red label vodka, jack daniel’s whiskey, jågermeister liqueur, gordon’s gin and bacardi rum .
have bought and drunk many bottles of glen' s vodka and enjoyed. last ones bought from tesco were returned to store as tasted and smelled horrible. will not purchase again till get report on the problem which tesco are chasing up with the distillery .
the news comes only days before a final appeal by glen catrine against an earlier appeal court judgment in william grant’s favour was to be heard by the house of lords. in addition to changing the name of its products, glen catrine has also agreed to pay william grant “a significant contribution” towards the latter’s legal costs – which could run into millions of pounds .
two extremes have boomed, the budget vodkas dominated by the likes of glen’s and the premium and super - premium brands, which have suitably grand aspirations to match their high prices .
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but apparently the whole country is guzzling vodka like a bunch of russian farmers in mid - winter. it has recently been announced that vodka is to overtake whisky as britain’s favourite spirit for the first time. i’m horrified. how did something that tastes so dull get so popular? it’s the celery of the drinks cabinet. and it’s so… uncool .
the tasting note is one of the best vodka taste you can ever felt .
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bought glens vodka £12 uk market labeled. what a disappointment. it misses the kick that is distinct to vodka. it' s a sham and i want my money back. i mean something got to be wrong if you can finish nearly half of a large bottle of vodka in the same sitting; that is not supposed to be possible if it is vodka. its like an imitation vodka, like they put water in the bottle and make it smell alcoholic. sham
it' s only 10am and wisniewski reckons we' ll be done by 5pm. seven hours getting up close and personal with vodka. cripes .
“counterfeiting is an issue that affects the whole spirits industry and we are working closely with all relevant agencies, including the fsa and trading standards, to tackle these isolated incidents relating to glen’s .
forrest media managing partner marc keenan welcomed the opportunity to work with the vodka company .
finally, we finish our marathon and tot up the marks. the scores are close, but we are unanimous in our top three. we open a large brown envelope which reveals the names behind the bottles. third is absolut, second is russian standard and first is, wait for it, glen' s. glen' s? a supermarket cheapy, distilled in scotland from sugar beet .
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a scottish vodka, distilled from sugar beet. it was originally named grants vodka, before william grant & sons appealed to the scottish courts for the name to be changed .
sales of premium vodka have surged 40 per cent rise in the last two years, according to mintel, which said vodka was increasingly being viewed as a sophisticated and glamorous drink .
the sophisticated operation drew on a network of criminal gangs: the fake labels for' glen' s vodka', a respected scottish brand, were counterfeited in cyprus; the 33, 000 litres of ethanol seized at the factory came from eastern europe; other raw ingredients were shipped in from holland .
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media scandals about counterfeit vodka publicise that it is typically unfit for human consumption, containing chemicals that are used in cleaning fluids, anti - freeze and nail polish remover, posing serious side - effects and, in extreme circumstances, death. bottles of counterfeit glen’s vodka contained 235 times more methanol than the legal limit, whilst drop vodka contained chloroform, a known carcinogenic. brands linked with such lethal consequences can cause customers to lose faith in the legitimate host brand, reducing consumer loyalty and depreciating brand value .
but i' m still not won over by vodka. if anything, i' m even more confused. why spend £30 on grey goose or belvedere, when i can spend a lot less than a tenner on glen' s? after all, i' m only going to slosh it in my bloody mary .
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david beatty, the uk ambassador for ketel one, insists that vodka has been given a personality .
but a quarter of a mile off a one - lane road here, tens of thousands of liters of counterfeit spirits were distilled, pumped into genuine vodka bottles, with near - perfect counterfeit labels and duty stamps, and sold in corner shops across britain. the fake glen’s vodka looked real. but analysis revealed that it was spiked with bleach to lighten its color, and contained high levels of methanol, which in large doses can cause blindness .
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the other reason behind vodka’s ascent is its alleged health benefits, of which there aren’t any. it’s just seen as less bad than other hooch because the hangover will supposedly be less severe, and, if you pair it with soda and fresh lime, it won’t give you a gut .
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we’ve all heard of the mid - life crisis and we’ve seen the typical image of someone around about your dad’s age losing their shit and buying a ferrari to deal with getting older. the qlc takes on a far more pitiful appearance as chances are you probably don’t have enough money to make yourself feel better with a ferrari, but just enough pennies to stretch to a litre of glen’s vodka, smirnoff or grey goose depending on how shitty your state really is .
but, unlike the rest of britain, i doubt that whisky will ever be swapped for vodka in my affections. give me the stubbornness and adventure of a single malt over the easy - to - please vodka any day .
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eddishaw' s chief lieutenant, john humphreys, 46, was also jailed for seven years. three other men were convicted, including for making fake labels and boxes and moving the fake vodka around the country .
pure and simple this is the worst vodka out there. never drink this! i would rather drink my own urine, or hot lava than a single drop of this, and that' s me being kind !
for years russia' s national drink lagged behind whisky as the favourite spirit in the uk, but overtook scotch as the best - seller in 2007 thanks to a surge in popularity: sales of vodka have risen by 20 per cent in value in the past five years. one in three british drinkers now enjoys a glass of vodka .
vodka has done particularly well at keeping the category contemporary and exciting, ” said michelle strutton, senior drinks analyst .
“vodka marketers have been very effective in equating premium prices with quality and status, ” said ruth mortimer, of marketingweek .
just bought a bottle from tesco and it' s mining! !! what' s happened? ?? feel really let down. was looking forward to a drink tonight. not happy .
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adam neil, a father of three from east lothian, bought the vodka to keep the costs down for his 65th birthday party .
mintel expects vodka sales to rise from £1. 8bn last year to £2 billion by 2013, despite a fall in alcohol sales .
colin matthews, chief executive of glens platinum vodka owner loch lomond group, outlined the decision to partner with forrest media for the campaign .
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officers also found 9, 000 bottles of fake vodka, manufacturing equipment and counterfeit packaging at the plant near great dalby. the vodka was found to have high levels of methanol, which can lead to vomiting, dizziness, blindness and breathing difficulties, according to the food standards agency .
here at moscow farm, the gang used the production techniques of a modern - day factory equipped with at least £50, 000, or $ 77, 200, in equipment (while ignoring safety rules). gang members bought bottles from the supplier of the real makers of glen’s vodka, saying they were destined for poland. when forged label prototypes printed in britain were deemed unpersuasive, higher - quality ones were brought from poland. the gang faked duty stamps on boxes .
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this vodka is pretty strong and has a nice taste. it is mixed well with other drinks and is quite cheap. i highly recommend it .
gary seymour, assistant head of lincolnshire trading standards, says:' it' s a growing industry which we are getting more and more intelligence about. the real problem is that you don' t know what' s in these bottles.'
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just got a flyer through the door from the local asian corner shop. glen' s vodka 70cl £9. 99. sounds like a great deal eh! . so... ...... .... . let' s break it down. duty on spirits currently = £28. 22 a litre of 100% spirit glen' s vodka is 37. 5% spirit - so... .. duty on this should be 37. 5% of £28. 22, which equals £10. 58 per litre. bottle is 70cl so - duty is 70% of £10. 58 - which equals £7. 41. vat is currently 20% and is charged on the retail price of the bottle - so the ex - vat price is a bottle retailing at £9. 99 is £8. 32 - which means the vat portion is £1. 67. so... .. duty on this bottle is £7. 41. vat is £1. 67, so total taxes = £9. 08 this leaves the princely sum of £0. 91p to cover the cost of the vodka - the bottle, the label, any packaging, delivery costs, and profit to the retailer. am i being cynical - but is it just me that smells something a wee bit fishy here? .
either way it' s not pleasant it gets us drunk it' s not cheap as chips plays havoc with our insides is it genuine or fake? ? you tell me. if i was an expert and loaded i don' t think i' d be drinking this cheap variety of a drink you can barely describe as vodka it should be neatly packaged for half the price as'' cheap alchohol''
“vodka marketers have also been very good at imitating the wine industry in emphasising the differences in taste and origin between different blends to “educate” consumers, ” she added .
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i disagree with you ,
says wisniewski .
vodka' s much more than something to get you plastered. it depends, of course, on whether you want a nice drink or a nice feeling. you can certainly get pleasure from neat vodka, but you have to adjust your expectations. compared to aged spirits such as cognacs or malts, the details are much smaller, but the more experienced you are, the more you can discover them .
my student days of swilling smirnoff and red bull are long gone and i can’t remember the last time that i ordered something as pedestrian as a vodka and coke at the bar. that’s surely a drink for someone with no imagination; normcore in a glass. (ok, it didn’t take long to realise that i actually drink a fair amount of the stuff; it’s just dressed up in things such as espresso martinis and bloody marys. )
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hi recently i purchased a litre of glens vodka because glens is my preferred drink. the vodka tasted as though there was something wrong with it or something added to the extent that it was un drinkable. i don' t think i will purchase another bottle ever even tho as i said this was my usual drink: (very unhappy .
i' m determined to get to grips with vodka and to find one i like. of all the spirits, it' s the one that baffles me the most and appeals to me the least. if i drink it at all, it' s either in a bloody mary (into which i always heave a hefty dose of sherry too) or as part of my annual dry martini, in which case smirnoff usually does the trick .
and make no mistake, it is now big business. on the outside, the counterfeit bottles and their labels are near - perfect copies of the top brand names they mimic. it' s only when drinkers sample the contents that it' s clear the product is inferior .
a raid on an illegal factory in derbyshire revealed 20, 000 empty bottles as well as empty cans of antifreeze, according to the independent. but many bottles are already on the shelves disguised as popular brands like smirnoff, glen' s, and kommissar. as many as 166 bottles purporting to be these trusted retailers were pulled out of three shops across luton, a town 30 miles outside of london .
“whilst gin, its closest white spirit competitor, has introduced few new products in the past few years, there has been a flurry of activity from vodka manufacturers. as vodka has moved upmarket, a shift, albeit niche, has occurred from consumption via shots or with mixers such as coke or red bull to more sophisticated cocktails and long serves. ”
we retaste it neat and agree that it' s still our favourite, with nice spicy notes and a faint hint of citrus and ginger .
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the mastermind of a gang who used methylated spirits and bleach to manufacture thousands of bottles of fake vodka at a remote farm to sell across britain has been jailed for seven years .
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it has now emerged that trading standards officers in the town had recently shut down six small local shops selling counterfeit vodka, after seizing spirits made from highly flammable isopropyl alcohol and methanol .
although i can’t see myself swigging neat vodka any time soon, there are some crazy new concoctions that i might try, the most interesting - sounding of which is black cow pure milk vodka. distilled in west dorset, it is made entirely from the milk of grass - grazed cows, and its creamy end note has secured fans in heston blumenthal and daniel craig .
simon grunwell, who led the customs investigation, says:' the packaging of the vodka was so convincing that the public would have been duped into thinking they were buying the real thing .
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the plot fits a pattern, identified by europol, the european union’s law enforcement agency, which says organized crime groups have capitalized on the economic downturn .
it said it is working closely with local authorities and the brand owner to stop the unlawful selling of the product and asked for anyone who encounters the vodka to not drink it and report it .
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russell bignell, trading standards officer at wandsworth council, said bottles normally contained cheaper wine but added, “the fact is we don’t know what’s in it. ”
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suspicion quickly fell on the one - litre bottle, labelled' original vodka russia export quality', that still sat on miss dickson' s coffee table. over the course of three days, she had drunk half the bottle, after buying it for a few pounds from a local man in her home town of musselburgh, along the firth of forth .
nor me ,
says innes .
i' ve always struggled to see value at the top end of the vodka range, which this result vindicates. but i' m astonished .
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the gang were fully aware the counterfeit vodka they manufactured contained highly dangerous chemicals, making it unfit for human consumption, but were interested only in making a profit at the expense of british taxpayers .
it baffles me because, surely, vodka is no more than an efficient alcohol delivery system, sold on the back of crafty marketing. it appeals to me the least because even the best lack character. nobody savours vodka the way they do cognac, armagnac or single malt. they just use it as the base of a cocktail or as something in which to slop tonic. or just to get blotto .
fires at illegal distilleries are not unusual — an illicit alcohol factory at a warehouse in manchester was engulfed in flames last november. amid the burning embers were counterfeit bottles of a well - known vodka brand .
great dalby, england — invisible from the roadway, hidden deep in the lush english countryside, moscow farm is an unlikely base for an international organized crime gang churning out a dangerous brew of fake vodka .
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“a very cheap bottle of vodka may seem like a fantastic ‘bargain’, but the safest thing to do is not buy it and if you have any concerns report it immediately to your local authority trading standards. ”
one in 20 vodkas sold is now a premium vodka. stylish marketing has encouraged customers to spend lavishly on a drink that can be stilled from any raw ingredient; potato, grain, even sugar cane or grapes .
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the vodka toast by rebecca dickson was meant to be a celebration of her love for her partner and a marker of their intention to marry. but instead the clink of her glass against his proved to be her death knell .
in 2009, a consignment of £430, 000 worth of pure alcohol, disguised as car wash fluid, was seized in dublin. it was on the way here from bulgaria and could have produced 20, 000 litres of vodka .
“now there are countless marques out there, from russian standard to grey goose; all of which only goes to suggest to consumers that not to pick a premium vodka is to show a level of ignorance about what you are drinking .
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to help me in my quest, i corral ian wisniewski, one of britain' s leading spirits experts, and tom innes, the former editor of bar and lifestyle magazine, theme .
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christopher roe, the council’s chief trading standards officer, said that the problem affects sales of goods online but that much conventionally sold counterfeit produce turns up in markets or small independent corner stores .
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isopropyl alcohol, a powerful cleaning fluid, has also been used in illegal british distilleries and was found in bottles of spirits on sale in several shops in lincoln shortly before this week' s explosion .
i give all the samples an exploratory sniff. one stands out for being a bit fruity, another for being quite fiery. otherwise they all seem the same. i sip and spit my way down the line. slowly, differences become apparent: one is bold and assertive; another is smooth and elegant and a further is harsh and aggressive. by vodka 5, however, my lips, tongue and back of the throat are tingling. by vodka 8, they' re all quite numb .
thousands of bottles of tampered vodka have been uncovered after several british citizens suffered seizures in the past few weeks. the culprit? samples from the bogus bottles found that the clear liquid was replaced with large amounts of isopropanol, an ingredient found in antifreeze .
there has also been a rise in illicit alcohol imitating a brand’s design, name or description so consumers mistake it for another brand, so - called ‘passing off. ’ in 2010, diageo accused intercontinental brands of passing - off vodkat as vodka. the blended spirit failed to meet industry standard specifications, but marketed itself similarly to many vodka brands. the ruling, in favour of diageo, added vodka to the list of drinks names protected by law from lookalike brands which prevents cheaper alternatives from profiting on the back of prestigious and original brands. counterfeiting and ‘passing - off’ are ‘black market’ activities conducted in a parallel economy, where the regulations and controls that legitimate companies observe are ignored. but alcohol companies also have ‘grey market’ activities to contend with, which involve the sale of legitimate goods through unofficial distribution channels, usually for tax evasion purposes. this non - duty paid alcohol floods the market with authentic branded bottles beneath the market price, consequently diminishing brand value .
always drank glens but the taste of the last bottle was vile. thought it was a taste in my mouth. been sick for hours. what' s wrong wae it. i' m gony sue
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“he was living a very nice lifestyle, ” said roddy mackinnon, criminal investigation officer for her majesty’s revenue and customs, “a couple of properties, nice cars: a range rover, a mercedes. ”
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they also think that its higher marketing profile has led to more people buying voddie. they’re not wrong about its visibility. just this week it was announced that richard branson’s virgin galactic space mission was partnering with grey goose, an unsettling collaboration if ever i heard one. or maybe it’s not that strange. i’d certainly want to be a bit pissed if i were on the maiden commercial voyage into the cosmos .
i find it a great vodka to mix with other drinks, it has that easy to drink appeal and coming from scotland has the heritage of master distillers to keep it alive and kicking. it is differant to others, to me that is its appeal .
“there are now so many choices in the premium and ultra premium market that not to choose a premium vodka is itself a statement. a few years ago, there were only really absolut or stolichnaya, so choosing one of those premium brands was a statement .
consumers and retailers are encouraged to remain on the lookout for suspicious items with broken seals and duty - free stickers. luckily, most counterfeiters don’t use spell check. vodka lovers can scan the labels for common misspellings such as “botteled” and “top qualty vodker. ”
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we add our marks and move on, sluicing some martini glasses with dry vermouth before adding vodka. nothing to choose between them on the nose, but some character comes through on the palate. one i do quite like is spicy with a hint of ginger .
director of fsa in scotland geoff ogle added: “a very cheap bottle of vodka may seem like a fantastic
bargain
, but the safest thing to do is not buy it and if you have any concerns report it immediately to your local authority trading standards. ”
in 2007, a massive distillery run by polish workers at cardiff docks was discovered. the 5, 500 litres of' vodka' discovered there (25, 500 empty bottles were waiting to be filled) contained dangerous levels of methylated spirits and industrial variants of alcohol .
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no one knows the harm done to those who drank it — or whether they connected any illness with their bargain vodka — but cases of poisoning have been reported throughout europe, including in the czech republic, where more than 20 people died last year after drinking counterfeit liquor .
specialist spirits websites and upmarket wine shops are encouraging connoisseurs to develop a taste for the new brands. triple distilled cold river vodka, for instance, which sells for £40 for a. 7 litre bottle, is marketed as a smooth drink with subtle sweetness, “perfect with lobster” .
the same night as rebecca fell ill, an acquaintance, ann ray, a 47 - year - old mother of three who lives nearby, was also taken to hospital after drinking from a bottle of the same consignment of vodka, which she had bought at a car boot sale .
' i just distributed the vodka to people i know,' he said at the time.' people round here have drunk it and they have been all right.' adding that he was sorry for what happened, he said he' bought the stuff in good faith' .
the idea for the hit tv series set in scotland during the jacobite rebellion actually came to author diana gabaldon while watching a re - run of a 1969 doctor who story called the war games. outlander' s hero, jamie fraser, played by scot sam heughan, is based on the doctor' s companion in the story, jamie mccrimmon, a piper from 18th century scotland. gabaldon got the name for her hero from jamie, played by frazer hines. however, she says the character' s surname, fraser, is a coincidence as the pbs station she watched the story on cut off the credits. she did not learn frazer hines' name until years after outlander was published .
you get the picture, the sesh has a staggering cost. imagine how much it costs over four years. you don’t need to spend this much but you do. the sesh must go on, it’s ingrained in your being .
the 35 - year - old singer - who is currently working on his fifth solo studio album - continued to reveal it' s one of the first alcoholic drinks he ever got into, having enjoyed it since he was a teenager .
one theory is that the illegal vodka distillery which exploded was producing cut - price alcohol for the polish, latvian, estonian and lithuanian men who have little better to do than drink, since much of the agricultural work they came to the uk in search of has dried up in the economic downturn .
investigators believe that 165, 000 bottles of the vodka, which was unfit for human consumption, had been made in 2008 and 2009 and sent around the country before the unit was raided. officials were not immediately able to say how many of those bottles were sold and whether anybody had been affected as a result .
when enforcement officers raided the unit in september 2009, they found 25, 000 litres of methylated spirits, enough to make about 10, 000 bottles of vodka. the gang used bleach to remove the purple colouring of the methylated spirit, which contains hundreds of additives. they then diluted it to the required strength .
its appeal, of course, lies in its blandness. a study by nielsen for the grocer suggests that younger drinkers found vodka more “palatable”, which is surely just another way of saying that they can mask the taste of booze if they pair a triple kirov with some fanta orange and they’ll be trolleyed within the hour .
aroma won' t come through in a neutral vodka ,
says innes .
concentrate, then, on the palate which can be light and delicate or rich and creamy. sweetness is also generally apparent, but at what level? there should also be a dryness, a nuttiness and a hint of spice .
concealed in a rat - infested warehouse in hackney, east london, it was churning out 24 bottles of vodka a minute — more than 1. 3 million litres — cheating the public purse of £16 million in duty and vat. it was produced using a team of polish workers shipped in specifically to work at the plant .
it' s drinkable if mixed with coke etc but honestly unless you' re an alcoholic pay the extra £3 and get a bottle of smirnoff / russian standard, they may not be the best in the world but they' re miles ahead of this slop .
the best things in life are free, of course, but next to all things free is cheap stuff and this is as good as any vodka unless you are a snob. price has gone up a little but still, there is a little more flavour to this than absolut and smirnoff. highly recommended but go easy on it.
glen 's vodka is a brand of vodka , owned and produced by the loch lomond group , a scottish company . it is produced from sugar beet at the catrine distillery in ayrshire , scotland , and is sold by drinks retailers across the uk . it is available in 50 ml , 200 ml , 350 ml , 700 ml , and 1 litre bottles . in july 2014 , glen 's vodka was reported to be the uk 's second bestselling spirit . 
glen's vodka is a brand of vodka, owned and produced by the loch lomond group, a scottish company. it is produced from sugar beet at the catrine distillery in ayrshire, scotland, and is sold by drinks retailers across the uk. it is available in 50 ml, 200 ml, 350 ml, 700 ml, and 1 litre bottles. in july 2014, glen's vodka was reported to be the uk's second bestselling spirit.
glen's vodka is a brand of vodka, owned and produced by the loch lomond group, a scottish company. it is produced from sugar beet at the catrine distillery in ayrshire, scotland, and is sold by drinks retailers across the uk. it is available in 50 ml, 200 ml, 350 ml, 700 ml, and 1 litre bottles. in july 2014, glen's vodka was reported to be the uk's second bestselling spirit.