【撰文、翻譯：蘇重Heavy Su】
威士忌酒廠Compass Box (威海指南針)最近發起連署，希望威士忌的內容物標示能夠透明化，爭取標示內容物年份的自由。Compass Box在網路上的連署說帖文字部分翻譯如下：
「Our Statement of Beliefs 關於我們的信念
We believe that Scotch producers should be given the freedom but not the obligation to include the age of all the components that go into their whiskies to bring them into line with the vast majority of other industries where total transparency is not only permitted but encouraged.
我們相信，儘管蘇格蘭的威士忌廠並沒有義務把所有內容物的年分都紀錄標示出來，但酒廠也應該有標示內容物年分的自由，一如大多數其他產業當中，法規不但允許資訊的完全透明化，同時也鼓勵廠商做清楚標示。
We believe such a change would be positive in two ways:
我們相信這樣的改變有兩方面的好處:
1. It would give the consumer greater clarity about what has gone into the whiskies they’re buying – allowing them to make more informed choices.
1. 消費者購買威士忌的時候能夠更清楚知道酒裡面有些什麼，消費者決定之前可以得到更多資訊。
2. It would benefit the Scotch industry itself by taking a positive step to satisfy the growing consumer demand for transparency, opening up more opportunities for creative blending across different aged components, and protecting Scotch’s current reputation for quality.
2. 這將是對蘇格蘭威士忌產業有正面幫助的一步，滿足消費者對資訊透明化越來越強的需求，也開放更多以不同年份酒液來做創意調和的可能性，更可以保護當前的蘇格蘭威士忌在品質方面的形象。
If you agree, please sign our Statement of Beliefs using the box below. Your support will help us lobby EU and UK regulators to change the current regulations.
如果你同意我們的觀點，請在以下的空格中簽署。你的支持，將會幫助我們遊說歐盟及英國的立法議員改變現有的規定。」
Kingfisher、邱德夫等幾位本地威士忌達人也在臉書表達支持，並且引起酒友之間的討論。
如果讀者、網友有興趣支持，可以到以下威海指南針的網站去看看。
Compass Box 官網
http://www.compassboxwhisky.com
Compass Box 連署說帖：
http://www.compassboxwhisky.com/transparency/#prettyPhoto
