Here's a spot of good news for all those aficionados of genuine scotch whisky.  

New Delhi has agreed to allow the Scotch Whisky Association to use 'geographical indications' on its products, to differentiate them from 'local' scotch brews.

Is there a difference the morning after, you ask? You bet there is.  

For one, the local brews are often distilled from molasses (yuck), not grain or malt, and are clearly not made in Scotland, though in many cases they are mixed with malt-based scotch.  

While India's decision will continue to allow Indian whisky-makers to use Scottish images on their labels, Scottish producers will now on be allowed to register and label their products with geographical indications that are recognised by the WTO to ensure quality.  

According to David Mundell, Scotland's office minister, India's decision is 'good news for Scotland and great news for one of its most important exports.'   Cheers to that, we say!