Cinnamon Fireball lovers be warned: the small 50ml bottles may not contain whiskey, despite the label claiming otherwise when purchased at the convenience store.
According to CBS News, the drink contained in the miniature formats of Fireball would rather be a malt drink that is intended to taste similar to whiskey, to the chagrin of Anna Marquez, instigator of a lawsuit once morest the manufacturer of the drink.
The Sazerac Company is sued for its confusing label. Customers who expected these small bottles to contain whiskey made an easy mistake, which is what the manufacturer wanted, the lawsuit notes.
“When consumers buy, the product somewhere other than a liquor and liquor store [le Fireball] contains no whiskey at all, even though the labels are virtually the same,” the CBS article reads later.
In addition, the inscription “Malt drink with natural flavor of Whiskey and other aromas” is written in the smallest font possible, the lawsuit complains.
On the Fireball site, the company explains the difference between those products that contain whiskey and those that contain malt.
“There are two differences between the Fireball Cinnamon versus ‘Fireball Whiskey’ labels: Products with the Fireball ‘Cinnamon Whiskey’ label are those that contain our whiskey products,” the site reads. in English. Products labeled as ”Fireball Cinnamon”, without the word Whisky, are made from malt or wine.
The lawsuit seeks to defend all consumers who purchased the malt beverage in the following US states: Illinois, North Dakota, Wyoming, Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Mississippi, Iowa, South Carolina, Kansas, Arkansas and Utah.