tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post6293467298690843776..comments2024-03-13T04:04:32.568-07:00Comments on Sku's Recent Eats: Whiskey Law: Kentucky Whiskey...from Canadaskuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-64134798039584912042015-07-11T12:14:35.068-07:002015-07-11T12:14:35.068-07:00There are regulations and there are tort laws, suc...There are regulations and there are tort laws, such as consumer protection statutes. If a seller brings goods into a state, then the seller is subject to the jurisdiction of that state's courts with respect to that state's consumer protection statutes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-62076837237849700752015-07-10T04:45:19.207-07:002015-07-10T04:45:19.207-07:00That would be the first thing I would have thought...That would be the first thing I would have thought: even IF Kentucky made the claim to exercise such restrictions outside state lines, they would be struck down as unconstitutional in court.<br /><br />There is something similar at work with American whiskeys that can't be called bourbon in the U.S., but are labeled as such when they are exported.Rich Thomashttp://whiskeyreviewer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-90561226398405352062015-07-08T10:16:46.641-07:002015-07-08T10:16:46.641-07:00It's possible that there are violations of con...It's possible that there are violations of consumer laws, enforceable by the FTC or state attorneys general. Most states have specific consumer laws that prohibit misrepresentations of geographic origin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com