Yesterday on the Malt Maniacs & Friends Facebook page there was a highly disturbing post that I believe needs to be spread as widely as possible before it is too late. McTear’s is going to auction off several sets of old whisky labels in pristine condition on 18th November.

Lots 1176, 1177 and 1178 contain labels for a lot of rare whisky bottles that most likely are unused overstock from a bottling plant. It does not take much imagination what could happen if these labels got into the wrong hands.

Bottles faked with these labels could sell for thousands of pounds, so McTear’s should be urgently advised to retract these auction lots. Selling these labels is almost as dangerous as selling empty bottles of rare whisky, which continuously happens on Ebay. Don’t give whisky fakers yet another possibilty to commit their crimes!

Update: The lots have been withdrawn from auction on the same day. I heard tha a lot of people emailed McTear’s and demanded retraction. Thank you for the quick reaction.