Buffalo Trace parent company Sazerac has won its lawsuit against a distributor selling counterfeit W. L. Weller bottles, according to a July 3 court filing.
The spirits corporation initially sent a cease-and-desist request to online retailer Allocated Liquor LLC after discovering its site was offering miniature bottles of W. L. Weller products in gift sets, court documents state. Allocated Liquor was not authorized to sell and advertise Weller bourbon, and further, Sazerac has never offered mini bottles from the brand. The retailer responded that it purchased around 10 gift sets from an unnamed seller on e-commerce platform Etsy, which does not permit its sellers to offer alcohol as it’s not a legal liquor distributor.
