I can’t imagine sourcing from a variety of countries is cheaper than coming from one source. I also can’t imagine it’s a blended scotch situation. Here’s an example https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/707766368363216918/1288581748552110260/image0.jpg?ex=66f5b4c5&is=66f46345&hm=67504fd0cf1f4f340df2d8a68eb026e9cf55bfb9d2cd13280c92dabc7a126f0f&
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In a lot of industries, the rule is “use the designation for the largest possible area you’re using.”
In this case, I wouldn’t assume that they’re taking in honey or olive oil from lots of places and mixing them into a big batch. What’s probably happening is that they have a dozen suppliers from a 5 different countries, and they don’t want to bottle and label each one separately. They get a batch of olive oil in from Spain, it gets bottled and sent out. They have a batch from Italy, it goes in those same bottles and gets sent out. Saves them the effort of switching over machinery and getting certification for different labels, and they market their product as a more generic, cheaper option as a result.
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