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Re:Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's by FireBeyond on Monday August 10, 2026 @07:56PM (#49251492)
I feel like there is a probably apocryphal story of a town in Japan being called Scotland so they can sell whisky as Scotch.

Which as a highlander I don’t see the need for - Japanese whiskey is quite able to stand in its own and hold its own.

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Re:Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's by robocat on Wednesday August 12, 2026 @04:50AM (#49269504)
Except apparently:

  any bottle labeled or marketed as "Scotch" in Japan must strictly comply with the UK's Scotch Whisky Regulations. Because Scotch Whisky (スコッチ・ウィスキー) is legally recognized and registered in Japan as the legal equivalent of a protected denomination of origin.
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