WEIGHT SCOTCHERS

Whisky bottles to start displaying nutritional information within weeks

The first Scotch to carry the new label will be Johnnie Walker, which contains 67 calories per 30ml

WHISKY bottles are to display nutritional info.

Calories, fat, protein, carbs and salt content will appear on labels in weeks.

New edition … Johnnie Walker will be the first scotch to carry the label

Johnnie Walker, at 67 calories per 30ml, will be the first Scotch to carry the details.

The move by owner Diageo, comes months after Scottish lager maker Tennents included similar info on beers.

Diageo, which also owns Smirnoff and Bailey’s, said it was logical to do the same for spirits.

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Chief executive Ivan Menezes said: “These labels will arm millions of people around the world with clear information about what’s in their glass.

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Logical … chief executive Ivan Menezes said the move will give customers ‘clear information’

“We believe people should have the best possible information to make informed choices about what they drink.”

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Calorie counting? … the nutritional labels will be launched abroad this autumn

The new labels start abroad this autumn and in the UK later.

Guinness, also owned by the firm, will have the info next year.

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