Counterfeit Spirits Struggle
Your meticulously curated $2.4M whiskey collection, meant to fund your retirement, has been flagged as sophisticated counterfeits by Christie's authentication team. With mounting debt and a reputation in tatters, you have 48 hours to trace the source of the fakes before your story hits the press and triggers multiple insurance investigations.
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Survivors
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Popularity
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Difficulty
B1-B2
Scenario Overview
Your Role
James Morrison, Ex-Financial Advisor turned Rare Spirits Investor
Conversation Partner
Marcus Chen, Senior Authentication Specialist at Christie's
Setting
Private authentication lab with steel examination tables, UV light sources, and hundreds of reference bottles lining temperature-controlled walls
Location
Christie's Private Client Suite, London
Learning Objectives
Establish a clear chain of provenance for all suspect bottles
Negotiate terms for a public disclosure that protects some reputational value
Secure documentation needed for insurance claim mitigation
About This Scenario
Your meticulously curated $2.4M whiskey collection, meant to fund your retirement, has been flagged as sophisticated counterfeits by Christie's authentication team. With mounting debt and a reputation in tatters, you have 48 hours to trace the source of the fakes before your story hits the press and triggers multiple insurance investigations.
How It Starts
“Mr. Morrison, I've spent six hours analyzing your Macallan collection. The UV fluorescence patterns on the labels are... troubling. Would you like to tell me where you acquired these bottles before we proceed with the formal report?”
This is how Marcus Chen, Senior Authentication Specialist at Christie's's greeting will start.
Practice Details
Scenario ID
#2130
Category
General
Location Tag
Christie's Private Client Suite, London
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