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Whiskey maker reaches settlement in lawsuits

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July 14th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The makers of Templeton Rye have agreed to settle three lawsuits stemming from claims the company made about the production of its whiskey. The Des Moines Register reports that documents field in Polk County District Court show that the settlement agreement requires the company to change labeling on its bottles and language on its website.

Specific details about the settlement aren’t yet public since the document hasn’t been filed in an Illinois court where two of the three lawsuits are filed. The company’s co-founder says he can’t comment because a judge hasn’t approved the agreement.
The lawsuits claimed that the company marketed its whiskey as being made in Iowa, when its recipe actually was based on a stock spirit made in an Indiana distillery.