ky ▁in ▁India ▁is ▁encourag ed ▁by ▁tar iff ▁bar riers ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 5 0 % ▁that ▁imp ose ▁a ▁significant ▁markup ▁on ▁imported ▁wh isk ies ▁in ▁India . ▁Import ed ▁Scot ch ▁whis ky ▁bott led ▁under ▁its ▁own ▁brand ▁names ▁makes ▁up ▁only ▁ 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁market ▁share . ▁The ▁substantial ▁tax ▁markup ▁on ▁imported ▁wh isk ies ▁has ▁been ▁categor ised ▁by ▁the ▁Scot ch ▁Wh is ky ▁Association ▁( S WA ) ▁as ▁" p ure ▁protection ism ". ▁Indian ▁dist ill ers ▁acc use ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁of ▁ere ct ing ▁its ▁own ▁sort ▁of ▁trade ▁bar riers ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁rules ▁that ▁forb id ▁the ▁market ing ▁of ▁mol ass es - based ▁spirits ▁as ▁" wh is ky ". ▁M ally a ▁has ▁object ed ▁to ▁the ▁EU ' s ▁ref us al ▁of ▁entry ▁to ▁mol ass es - based ▁wh isk ies , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁the ▁" im position ▁of ▁British ▁imperial ism ▁is ▁un accept able ". ▁In ▁a ▁law suit ▁brought ▁in ▁India ▁by ▁the ▁S WA , ▁the ▁Del hi ▁High ▁Court ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁enjo ined ▁Indian ▁whis ky ▁manufact ur ers ▁from ▁lab elling ▁their ▁product ▁with ▁the ▁words ▁" Sc ot " ▁or ▁" Sc ot ch ". ▁However , ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁ruled ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁dist iller ▁Kh od ay ▁India ▁Limited ,