The Scotch Whisky Association said it was watching closely to see if a threatened boycott of Scotland’s national drink among US consumers opposed to the decision to release Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing, would come to anything – but insisted that as yet it was unable to substantiate any claims.
Nonetheless, there is mounting concern in the industry because the US is by far the largest market in the world for Scotch whisky, accounting for some £2.8bn worth of sales a year.
A spokesman for the SWA told The Herald: “Are we monitoring the situation? Yes.
