British Columbia's Whisky Controversy Enters Year Two (Episode 751: January 20, 2019)

In our second of two episodes from this week's Victoria Whisky
Festival in Victoria, British Columbia, we'll talk with Eric and
Allura Fergie of Fets Whisky Kitchen in Vancouver. Fets was one
of four Scotch Malt Whisky Society partner bars in British
Columbia raided by the province's liquor inspectors a year ago
Friday. The Fergies had 242 bottles of SMWS whiskies valued at
$40,000 seized because they came from privately-owned liquor
stores in BC instead of government-owned stores. While the other
three bars settled their cases for small fines, the Fergies are
challenging the legality of the raids and have a hearing set for
this May. They received support this week from Canada's
Competition Bureau, which called on British Columbia officials to
change what it terms an "anti-competitive" policy. We'll also
have details on the week's new whisky releases, check on the
latest distillery updates, and taste four single malts from
Scotland in this special episode from the Victoria Whisky
Festival.