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Producers set to receive boost after English Whisky granted protected status

Defra announces new rules, saying cereal grain must be grown in the United Kingdom

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
UK growers are set to receive a boost after the Government announced English Whisky has been granted protected status
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UK growers are set to receive a boost after the Government announced English Whisky has been granted protected status

UK growers are set to receive a boost after the Government announced English Whisky has been granted protected status, becoming the newest member of the UK's recognised whisky family One of the main...

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