THE packagers of good whisky take pride in its age. Any really good scotch will havebeen a ged for aminimum of ten years. China's growing prosperity has taught many locals to distinguish between a good and middling bottle of whiskey. French-based Pernod Ricard, the number one foreign wine and spirit producer in China, is counting onsales in urban China, where whiskey drinking is catching on fast, to boost company turnover.