date:Dec 05, 2012
to use the name.
SWA opposed the verdict stating that MacGowans is a surname in Scotland and that the customers will confuse it for whiskey produced in Scotland, reported stuff.co.nz.
It was also found that MacGowans produced by the Mill was not a proper spirit with only 13.9% alcohol content, which is below the legal definition of spirits under the Food Act 1981, which says a spirit must contain at least 37% alcohol.
Wellington High Court Justice Stephen Kos was quoted by the website as say