More than one-third of ‘rare’ scotch whiskies are proven to be fake

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Testing showed that 21 out of 55 bottles of allegedly rare Scotch whiskies were determined to be either outright fakes or whiskies not distilled in the year declared, the BBC reported. That latter category could be described as “almost outright fakes.”

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The Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre performed the tests using advanced radiocarbon dating techniques, usually reserved to solving crimes an other applications, to reach its conclusions. The bottles had been selected at random from auctions, private collections and retailers, BBC reported.

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Here’s the test I’d like to see performed: Let’s check what’s REALLY in the bottle at every bourbon bar in the country that has a half-empty Pappy Van Winkle 23-year on the shelf at an astonishingly high price for a one-ounce pour.

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I do believe that in most — but mayyyyyybe not all — of those bottles, the contents would be legit. But I do wonder.

For more information about the bogus Scotch testing, check out the bbc.com story.