Alcohol counterfeit. The most effective way to protect against bad alcohol

Consumption elite drinks is growing every day, and with it, production and consumption of fakes. Usually a fake is quite tolerable alcoholic drink, but we pay money for real imported alcohol.

No one will save you from buying fakes, except for yourself, because even on the shelves of shops and supermarkets you can find fakes. To teach you to distinguish real elite alcohol from fakes, "So simple!" I've put together some great tips for you.

How to distinguish real alcohol from a fake

Signs of counterfeit Jack Daniel's

1. Metal cover - original Jack Daniel's Available only with a plastic cover covered with a plastic shell.
2. Round "shoulders" of the bottle - since 2011, bottles have been produced in a new design.
3. Smooth "shoulders" - on the "shoulders" of the bottle on four sides there should be an embossed inscription Jack Daniel's.
4. "Curved" label - the label must be pasted evenly, and the order of the inscriptions on it must correspond to the established pattern.

IN Lately widespread counterfeit Jack Daniel's in new bottles. At first glance, a fake is indistinguishable from the original, but still there are several signs:

1. The absence of the Registered trade-mark badge on the shell of the bottle neck. On the original whiskey, it must be present.
2. Smooth bottle neck. In a genuine drink, the neck of the bottle has edges along the entire length.

Signs of counterfeit Olmeca tequila

1. The presence of ribs at the top of the lid - the original tequila has a lid with a smooth top.
2. Smooth bottle - there should be corrugation on the bottle, it is especially noticeable on the "shoulders" of the bottle. Glass does not have to be smooth.

Signs of Counterfeit Jameson Whiskey

1. Original Jameson has a metal cover without any shell.
2. This whiskey has two embossed inscriptions: Product of Ireland on the bottom of the front of the bottle, and John Jameson on the bottom of the back.
3. The 0.7 liter capacity is the most frequently counterfeited Jameson volume. If you have any doubts about the quality of the drink, buy a bottle of a different size.

Signs of counterfeit whiskey Johnnie Walker Black Label, Red Label

Signs of counterfeit Jim Beam whiskey

1. The present American bourbon Jim Beam top face of the lid has no ribs - it is smooth.
2. Whiskey has two lanes golden color above image trademark Jim Beam.
3. The genuine Jim Beam has facets only on the lower half of the neck, while the fake has a faceted neck along the entire length.
4. This whiskey has an embossed "Jim Beam" lettering "on the shoulders" of the bottle on four sides.

Signs of fake Hennessy cognac

They say sales cognac Hennessy in the whole world exceed its production by 3-4 times. And this means that only every 3-4 bottle of Hennessy- original cognac, and the volume of counterfeit reaches 80%.

Signs of a fake Hennessy X.O

1. Cognac Hennessy X.O in containers of 0.5 l. not produced. The original cognac is bottled only in bottles of 0.35 and 0.7 liters.
2. The original cork and shell are made using a special technology (including laser engraving and Holosleeve holograms) and fit very tightly to the glass of the bottle. The shell should not evoke memories of inexpensive wines domestic production.

Finding out the quality of alcohol before you are taken away in an ambulance is quite problematic. But maybe let's figure out how to identify a fake before you are taken to the hospital.

Appearance of the bottle

Before buying expensive alcohol, open the official website of the manufacturer - there are enough photos that show the shape of the bottle, the features of the labels, and the details of the engravings. It is difficult to fake all the details and markings of a bottle, and often a fake can be identified even by the appearance of the container.

But, unfortunately, even original bottle does not guarantee the quality of the content. Used empty bottles for sale on eBay famous drinks. And a fake can be prepared from concentrate and alcohol:

Excise stamp

An excise stamp is a sign that the manufacturer has paid a tax on alcohol. The state knows that such a bottle exists and, in theory, is responsible for the quality of its contents. Drinks are classified by strength and composition, excises for each class differ in color. For strong alcohol There are four main excise stamps, nine for wine. FS RAR even released .

Some excises appeared only in 2015, so in the store you will often find cognac with the brand "Strong spirits" than "Cognac". And sake can be like " wine drink”, and “Alcoholic drink over 9 to 25%”. All this is confusing.

It is easier to check the brand using the application of the Federal Service "Rosalkogolregulirovanie" - "AntiCounterfeit Alco". Here is for smartphones on iOS, Android and Windows.

Check in the store

Since July 1, a system for controlling the sale of alcohol - EGAIS - has been operating in Russia, its use is mandatory for all sellers. The system receives data from manufacturers, importers, wholesalers and retailers.

Sellers who work according to the rules issue a special receipt with a QR code. The EGAIS check will not be issued if you buy beer, if you ordered alcohol in a cafe or restaurant, or if you buy alcohol in a settlement with a population of up to 3 thousand people (these checks will be issued there only from July 2017). In the cities of Crimea, the Unified State Automated Information System will work only from 2017, and in small settlements on the peninsula - from 2018.

In other cases, the seller is required to issue such a check. This is a guarantee that you are being sold legal alcohol. Before buying, ask the seller if they work in EGAIS. If they don't work, leave. If the store works according to the rules, the seller first scans the barcode, then the excise stamp, and then issues a special check with a QR code, like this.

The smell of the drink

If you do not have the sense of smell and the experience of a sommelier, then you are unlikely to be able to distinguish by smell - French is cognac or something spilled on small factory in outskirts of Moscow. If you are still lucky enough to have a keen sense of smell, then let the drink stand in a glass for a few minutes. The aroma has disappeared, but the smell of alcohol remains - in front of you is a fake, do not risk it.

In the production of counterfeit alcohol, instead of ethyl alcohol often use methyl, which does not differ in smell and taste. When ingested into the human body methyl alcohol decomposes to hazardous substances- formaldehyde and formic acid. 30 ml of methyl alcohol will kill a healthy adult male.

When to check

If you buy vodka

1. Give preference to well-known companies and brands.

2. Do not buy vodka from your hands. Buy alcohol at specialized stores or well-known large hypermarkets.

3. Pay attention to prices.

Today, taking into account the cost of vodka, excise duty, VAT, the manufacturer's profit and all kinds of extra charges, the price of a half-liter bottle of vodka is about 35-40 hryvnia.

4. Pay attention to the sticker of the excise duty stamp. It must be glued in a U-shaped or L-shaped way through the neck of the bottle. When the cork is rotated, this sticker is damaged. If the brand is easily removed or folded back without any problems, without leaving any marks on the bottle, then you most likely have a fake, or the products of an enterprise that does not comply with the technology.

5. The cork should not scroll freely.

6. If you have doubts about the quality of products, ask for a certificate of conformity and a quality certificate.

7. If you buy imported vodka, make sure that the series and numbers of the excise duty stamp, which is pasted on the bottle, match the series and numbers in the certificate of conformity. Moreover, on the glass of such vodka there should be laser marking (numbers and letters applied with small black dots). The marking cannot be erased.

8. Pay attention to the label. It must indicate the date of manufacture of the product, the code of the enterprise and the number of the license for production. Moreover, branded labels are glued evenly. On fakes, these rules are not respected.

9. Turn the bottle over and shake it in a circular motion. A "snake" should appear, which is formed by small bubbles. If, at the same time, the bubbles are large and quickly disappear, it is safe to assume that you have a fake in front of you.

10. Notice if there is a whitish residue on the glass of the bottle. If a precipitate is present, this indicates that the alcohol is diluted with water.

If you buy wine

1. Warnings about the need to check the marking with excise stamps and the availability of documents certifying quality alcoholic products are also true for wine.

2. If you buy collectible wines, check for additional labels indicating “Collection, additionally aged”, etc. As a rule, a collar is glued to the neck of the bottle indicating the vintage year of the grapes from which the wine is made.

3. If the wine is controlled by the origin of the names, the bottle will have the inscription "Wine of the controlled by origin names", and the back labels will schematically depict the territory of the region where the wine is made, with the designation of vineyards.

Another very important point: many taste deficiencies that are clearly contained in the wine (spoiled, with foreign flavors, etc.) can be masked by adding sugar. As a consequence, the wine will have a sweet or very sweet taste. Often, this is found in sparkling (champagne) or effervescent (carbonated) wines.

Therefore, if you really want to enjoy a classy unspoiled wine, you should opt for dry or very dry drinks.

4. Pay attention to the quality of the cork. If the cork crumbles when screwing the corkscrew, then most likely it is overdue. This means that the manufacturer does not care about the wine. He does not care about its quality, but only about the amount of money earned.

5. Do not buy wine at a suspiciously low price.

Very often, fruit and berry and indeed any other flavored wines contain special preservatives (additives) of artificial origin, which are harmful.

In order to determine whether artificial colors have been added to wine, you can use one of the simplest methods.

Pour the wine into a small bottle, close the neck with your finger, then dip into a container with clean water and remove your finger.

Real wine will not dissolve in water. If this happened, then you have a fake.

There is another way. Take ordinary chalk and put a few drops of wine on it. Wait a little. If, after drying, the stain becomes light, then the wine is without artificial dyes. If it turns into any other color, then dyes are present.

If you buy cognac

1. You already know about the check of excise stamps and the availability of quality documents.

2. Pay attention to the density of cognac.

Turn the bottle upside down. If the cognac is expensive and of high quality, a heavy drop should fall from the bottom of the bottle, and traces of runoff will remain on the walls. Fake or poor quality cognac will drain very quickly along the walls.

After purchase, the quality of cognac can be checked in several ways.

Pour cognac into a special glass (snifter). Touch your finger to its outer wall and see if your fingerprints remain on it. If yes, it is safe to say that this is a genuine drink.

The taste of vanilla, present in cognac, can often indicate its fake, because. they are often masked by flavorings added to cognac.

Let's, for example, take the most popular cognac in the world - "Hennessy" and see how it is faked.

As you can clearly see from the pictures, most often fakes do not have the Hennesy brand logo (a hand with a halberd), which should be located on the front side of the bottle in its upper part. Also in the counterfeit, a simple "vodka" lid is used, and a wine shell of the lid.

What is noteworthy, Hennesy XO cognac is not produced in a volume of 0.5 liters (only 0.35 and 0.7).

It is even rumored that sales of this type of cognac in the world exceed its production by three to four times. In other words, only every third or fourth bottle of Hennessy is an original. Everything else (about 80 percent) is fake.

If you buy whiskey

1. good whiskey cannot be cheap.

2. Pay attention to appearance bottles. For example, a sign fake whiskey Jameson is: no embossed inscription on the bottle, as well as a plastic shell on the cap.

There may also be an incorrectly pasted or poor quality label. Incorrect labels on lids.

3. High-quality whiskey is always transparent (this indicates the purity of water and compliance with production technology) and does not contain sediment.

4. Shake the whiskey well and look for bubbles. They should last a long time and be large.

Unfortunately, very often a fake from the original can be distinguished only after purchasing the product. So, if whiskey reeks of alcohol and does not have a light oak or malt aroma characteristic of it, then you have a fake.

Finally, I want to wish everyone only expensive and high-quality spirits and remind you that overuse alcohol is bad for your health!

Many people would like to know the taste of real cognac, tequila, whiskey and other elite, which costs a considerable amount of money. But at present, this "weakness" is used by numerous scammers who offer buyers, passing it off as noble and elite. Often you can get a fake before the holidays, at a time when the demand of buyers for this product. Even if it is a high-quality fake that will not bring any harm to health, however, its taste will still be very different from natural product.

It is worth knowing that most often scammers counterfeit branded alcohol brands in order to earn as much money as possible at a lower cost. And the buyer of such products will experience not only real disappointment after opening the bottle, but a severe hangover in the morning, poisoning or an allergic reaction.

Most often distinguish burnt alcohol from the present succeeds only after the bottle is opened and its contents tasted. In this case, it will be especially unpleasant if elite alcohol was presented as a present for the holiday.

Unfortunately, when buying alcoholic beverages, it is impossible to check the quality and taste of the drink, to evaluate its smell, so you have to trust the sellers' information. But before you buy expensive liquor, you should know that there is a large number of signs by which you can quickly and easily distinguish a fake even at the time of purchase and save your money and health.

When buying any alcohol, be sure to pay attention to the excise stamp, cost and label of the bottle, which will make it easy to recognize counterfeit:

• The label on the original is always glued evenly and neatly, while on counterfeit alcohol it is almost always crooked or oblique. Most expensive label alcoholic products feels similar to banknote. In addition, on it you can find all the information about the drink, and not a certain part of it.
• The excise stamp is glued to expensive alcohol at the same time along the side face of the cork and neck, because when you open the bottle, it should not be damaged.
• The cost of an elite, and most importantly, natural alcohol always high, so it is not recommended to pay attention to cheap goods, because original taste this drink does not belong.

There are some features of elite alcoholic beverages that you need to pay attention to.

Unfortunately, such an alcoholic product as vodka is most often counterfeited. In addition, a fake is often harmful to health, since it contains a large amount of poisonous oils.

We choose correctly:

Because luxury brands there is not so much wine, it is faked much less often.

Distinguish real alcohol The following tips will help you avoid fakes:

There are several ways to find out if there are artificial colors in a drink:

1. You need to pour wine into a small vial, cover the neck with your finger, and then lower the vial into a bowl with a small amount of pure water. After that, you need to take your finger and watch the reaction, if the wine dissolves - this is a fake.
2. You can try to put a few drops of wine on white chalk and wait a bit. If it changes color, it means that the drink contains dyes and other harmful additives; if the color remains the same, then there are no artificial additives in the wine.

When buying cognac, follow the following:

• When choosing cognac, it is important first of all to pay attention to the density of the drink and correctly distinguish it. You can do this simply by turning the bottle upside down and determining the density of the liquid - if immediately after the flip a large drop fell from the bottom, then the cognac is of high quality, and the drink is aged for at least 5 years.
• In a bottle filled to the top, it is easy to determine the density of cognac by the bubbles that form immediately after the bottle is turned over. If at first the bubbles are large, and then they begin to separate into small ones, then this drink is natural and of high quality.
• The original cognac is distinguished by soft and delicate taste and also easy pleasant aroma. But the smell of alcohol when opening the bottle speaks of poor quality. The taste of vanilla, which is often drowned out by flavors added to the drink, can also tell about a fake.
• Checking product quality documents and excise stamps will also help you find out if it is real cognac or not.

Whiskey lovers need to know the following:

• The transparency of the drink notifies the buyer about the quality of the water from which the whiskey is made, and compliance with all technologies for the production of the product. Whiskey may have some shades, but it should not be thick, cloudy or have sediment or coating.
• Bubbles in natural drink when shaken, they stay in the bottle for a long time and do not become small. In addition, they flow down the walls of the bottle for quite a long time, while fake products instantly flow over the glass base.
• in original and quality drink there is a malt or oak aroma, while there is no smell of alcohol in the drink.

Cognac "Hennessy"

According to statistics, worldwide sales of this brandy significantly exceed the production of this alcoholic product. Therefore, at least 80% of the products are fake, while only 1 bottle out of 4 can be called natural. Such a drink is sold in bottles with a capacity of 0.35 and 0.7 liters. Otherwise, the product is considered counterfeit. If the cork does not tightly close the bottle, this indicates that the cognac is not factory-made. On the front side of the natural product, the manufacturer's corporate logo should be located - a hand with a halberd, which is not on the fake.

Whiskey Jameson

• On a natural bottle of this whiskey, there is a metal cork that is not coated.
• Also on the original there are two similar relief inscriptions at once. The first, "Product of Ireland", is located at the bottom under the label, while the second, "John Jameson", is located at the bottom of the back of the bottle.

Tequila "Olmeca"

• cap on the bottle real tequila smooth.
• For the whole bottle original tequila"Olmeca" is characterized by uneven relief and if you run your hand over its surface, you can feel the roughness.
• Among the pattern on the label, you can see two circles located between the bends, while on the fake, instead of circles, an oval is drawn.

As you can see, distinguishing a fake from real alcohol is quite simple, especially if you know some of the nuances and secrets of choosing alcohol.

Currently, there are so many elite varieties of alcohol that were previously inaccessible to a simple man in the street. And what is the cost of advertising, which simply beckons to try the real scotch whiskey, Expensive french cognac, Mexican tequila and other popular alcoholic drinks. Naturally, the price of such products goes off scale, and unfortunately, scammers use this without a twinge of conscience, pushing a cheap fake under the guise of elite varieties of alcohol.

Often you can run into such a surrogate on the eve of the holidays, when the need for first-class alcohol increases significantly. Victims of fraudsters very often become people who are tempted by a low price, but as you know: free cheese can only be in a mousetrap. And it's good if fake alcohol it just tastes so different from the real thing. In some cases, such a fake can cause serious harm to health and you can pay for it at the cost of your own life.

How not to fall for this bait and not become a victim of deception? How to distinguish a fake from the original without resorting to some specialized tests?

Is it possible to recognize a surrogate product by appearance? These and other questions will be answered in the next article.

Signs of counterfeit products

Of course, first of all, branded products are subject to falsification, for which you can get a decent amount of money with minimal costs. The buyer of such a fake will be very lucky if he gets off with only deep disappointment, and does not experience a strong hangover in the morning, or, even worse, poisoning with low-quality alcohol.

Usually the deception is revealed after the bottle is uncorked and its contents are poured into glasses. The smell and taste of a fake is significantly different from the original product. And what embarrassment will happen if such alcohol was bought as a gift. But the fact is that it is impossible to recognize a fake by taste or smell before buying, but there are a lot of other signs by which looking at the bottle elite alcohol you can understand the original before buying it or not, thereby saving money and preserving your own health.

The first thing you should focus on when purchasing any alcohol is: the label, cost and excise stamp.

It is by these signs that you can easily distinguish counterfeit products:

1. Label. The original sticker is always glued neatly and evenly, while on a fake it is oblique and crooked. The company label must contain all information about alcohol, and on a fake - only a small part of it. In addition, the sticker on quality alcohol is always made of good paper, often with complex elements or embossing, and the inscriptions on it are accompanied by a registered trademark icon.
2. Real elite alcohol always has a high cost, so you should not be tempted by a cheap product, because it's just money thrown away. It makes practically no sense to counterfeit cheap alcohol, because a lot of money is made precisely on the falsification of elite varieties of alcohol, for which the buyer is ready to fork out. Therefore, you should always know the approximate price of the desired alcohol, so as not to stumble upon scammers.
3. Excise stamp. It is always glued parallel to the cork and the neck so that it is not damaged when opened. At the same time, it must be glued absolutely evenly, the numbers and barcodes on it must be well read.

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Choice of expensive alcohol

Different types of alcohol have their own characteristics, which are clearly distinguishable on a counterfeit product. If you know what exactly to look for when buying a product, you can significantly protect yourself from a possible fake.

Features of the original vodka

- This is alcohol, which is most often falsified. In addition, it is in fake vodka contains many poisonous oils and harmful substances that cause poisoning and cause irreparable damage to the health of the body.

How not to fall for the trick of scammers when choosing vodka:

1. When buying, you should pay attention only to alcohol of well-known brands.
2. It is necessary to purchase alcohol only in licensed and specialized stores, supermarkets, and in no case should you buy it in dubious stalls and provincial stores.
3. The original product will not be cheap, the price for quality and a well-known brand is always going through the roof. And if we add to this the excise tax, VAT, production cost and trade markup, then the price for the floor liter bottle quality branded vodka will be at least three hundred rubles.
4. A scrolling or loosely closed lid immediately indicates counterfeit. On original product it is tightly attached to the neck, which prevents accidental unwinding.
5. The excise tax on high-quality vodka is glued in the form of the letter G or the letter P, without fail crossing the neck and cork of the bottle. When uncorking a bottle, the excise stamp must not lose its integrity, peel off or be damaged. Freely lagging behind the bottle and leaving no traces of glue on it, the excise stamp indicates that such vodka is a surrogate, or the plant that produces such products does not comply with the technology, standards and workmanship.
6. Expensive alcohol always has a certificate, which must contain the excise number and series that match this information on the bottle. In addition, the original bottle of expensive vodka contains a laser marking of letters and numbers at the base, filled with small black dots during release. At the same time, it should be noted that such an inscription is not erased, which makes it one of the signs of original products.
7. The label of quality alcohol contains the number of the license under which this alcohol is made. In addition, the manufacturer's code and the date of production are indicated there. The absence of any of these standards speaks of counterfeit products.
8. Expensive quality vodka should not contain impurities, sediment and white bloom. It should be transparent, clean and colorless. For such a check, it is enough just to turn the bottle upside down and bring it to the light. If any formations remain at the bottom, then the alcohol is of poor quality, or diluted with water.
9. Also check real vodka or not, you can do it this way: turn the bottle upside down and shake it a little in a circular motion. If you have an original in front of you, a characteristic “snake” of small bubbles should appear. If the bubbles are too large, or immediately disappear, then you have a fake.
10. In any case, the buyer always has the right to demand a certificate of conformity from the store, or a certificate proving the authenticity of the product and its quality.

How to choose real wine

High-end wines are not as often counterfeited as vodka, as there aren't many exclusive brands available today, making wine more difficult to counterfeit.

Features of the original wine:

1. Producers of elite wines protect their products with holograms or special markings containing small characters. Such tags are quite expensive in cost, so it is absolutely not profitable to fake them.
2. Expensive blended wines contain special labels attached to the base of the bottle, which is marked "Extra Aged" or "Collector's". In addition, such wine always has a collar, which indicates the year of the grape harvest, which was used to make such a drink.
3. It is necessary to pay attention to wine cork. In quality expensive alcohol, it is usually made from whole piece wood, does not crumble, does not peel off and does not fall into the drink. Cheap fakes or low-quality wines are usually corked with compressed wood waste or with an ordinary plastic cork.
4. The corks of exclusive expensive wines, among other things, also contain an imprint that contains information about the grape variety and the release date of the product. Wherein quality cork has a pleasant berry flavor inherent good wine, a fake often smells of dampness or mold.
5. You should also pay attention to the counter-label, which on elite wines contains a diagram of the region in which this batch was made. And also there are data on the vineyard, the fruits of which were taken for the preparation of the product.
6. Just like with vodka, it is necessary to check for excise stamps and certified documents proving the quality and authenticity of the wine.
7. Cheap wines are often a substitute, so you should opt for a more expensive product.
8. dry or semi-dry wine, as well as brut, are much harder to fake than sweet or fortified ones. Because it is in sweet wines that it is easiest to hide flaws that will be invisible due to the presence of sugar.
9. Expensive wine can also be tested for the presence of artificial colors, but this can only be done after purchase at home. To do this, you need to: pour wine into a small vial, cover the opening of the vessel with your finger and lower it into a small amount of clean water, then remove your finger. If the wine dissolves in water, then it is a fake. You can also put a few drops of alcohol on a piece of white chalk. If, after some time, the chalk has changed its color, it means that the bottle you bought contains non-natural dyes and other additives.

How to distinguish real cognac from a fake

When buying, you should pay attention to the following signs:

1. Be sure to focus on the density of the product. To do this, you just need to turn the bottle over and see what happens next. If, after the manipulations done, a large drop of the drink came off the bottom and fell, then the density of the purchased cognac meets the standards of expensive high-quality alcohol. This also speaks of the aging of the drink, which is at least five years.
2. Also, the density can be checked by the bubbles that form immediately after the bottle is turned over. In a high-quality original product, large bubbles first appear, which gradually break up into small ones.
3. Elite varieties of cognac have a pleasant blending aroma and refined taste. The characteristic alcohol flavor when uncorking the bottle indicates counterfeit. This is also evidenced by the vanilla flavor, which is often added in order to drown out unpleasant odors artificial colors or flavors.
4. Just like with wine or vodka, elite varieties cognac must have certified documents confirming the authenticity of the drink.

How is real whiskey different?

What should be guided by when choosing:

1. The first and most important thing when choosing such a product is transparency, lack of sediment and various impurities. It does not matter what color and shade the product is, but it is the transparency that speaks of the quality water used for its manufacture and the observance of the technologies for its preparation. Quality alcohol should not be thick and cloudy, it should be free of any plaque or sediment.
2. When shaking original whiskey large bubbles form in the bottle. They remain for a long time and do not break up into small fragments. In addition, bubbles slowly flow down the walls of the container, which indicates the quality of the product. In the surrogate, however, there are no characteristic traces of alcohol when draining.
3. Natural whiskey has an exclusive oak aroma and the smell of malt. The pungent smell of alcohol indicates a poor-quality product.

Typical signs of counterfeit products

Is the most forged of all various kinds brandy products. According to statistics, sales of this alcoholic drink far exceed its production. Thus, it turns out that approximately eighty percent of all products sold are fake. One out of four bottles sold is assigned to the share of original products.

When buying, you need to pay attention to the following:

• the original "Hennessy" is sold in bottles with a capacity of 0.7 liters and 0.33 liters, all other containers are considered falsification;
• a loosely closed or turning lid indicates the clandestine manufacture of the product;
• the original is characterized by the presence of a brand logo - “a hand with a raised halberd”, which is almost always absent in fake alcohol.

Irish Whiskey "Jameson"

Distinctive features of the original Irish whiskey:

• the real "Jameson" distinguishes metal cover, not covered by any shell;
• the original is characterized by the presence of two embossed inscriptions on the bottle: "Product of Ireland", located under the label at the bottom and "John Jameson" at the bottom on the reverse side.

Mexican tequila "Olmeca"

For the following differences can be distinguished:

• original cover is smooth;
• a bottle of such alcohol is characterized by relief and roughness, creating a pleasant tactile sensation;
• on the label pattern, two small circles stand out between the bends, while counterfeit products contain ovals instead.

American Bourbon "Jim Beam"

A real American is characterized by the following features:

• the cover of the original is smooth and devoid of ribbing;
• the lower part of the neck contains facets, unlike a fake, where the entire neck is faceted, and not just its base;

WITH counterfeit products anyone can face. The share of counterfeit alcohol on the market is growing inexorably, so no one is immune from this. But you should not despair, because, knowing some of the nuances and features that are characteristic of both a fake and an original, you can safely go shopping without fear of becoming a victim of scammers. In any case, forewarned is forearmed!