The reason for looking at the labels is not the same as looking at the labels of any other product. Looking at a scotch label tells you all the flavors that the company expects you to taste in that particular whiskey. If they make a specific mention of it’s being aged in Sherry casks, this is an indicator that there really is a Taam L’shvach of Yayin Nesech. If the label does not mention anything about Sherry in it’s taste description, you can safely say that they don’t believe there is any hint of sherry in that particular whiskey- even if it was aged in sherry casks. (Up to here is what I’ve heard B’shem Rabbonim. My own footnote to this is that we should be able to rely on their tasters as a Kefeila Armaah especially because if they fail to highlite a key taste in the whiskey, they would be fired immediately!)
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