COLUMBUS, Ohio — The maker of Fireball Cinnamon are facing a federal lawsuit because miniature bottles of the alcoholic beverage do not contain whisky.
The label on fireball sold at liquor stores says: “whisky with natural cinnamon flavor.” But the subject of the class-action lawsuit is the miniature bottles sold at gas stations and markets.
The labels on those bottles look nearly identical, except they say “Fireball Cinnamon” with no mention of whisky. That’s because it’s a malt beverage with whisky flavor.
The lawsuit accuses the company of intentionally misleading customers into believing they are buying small bottles of Fireball Cinnamon Whisky.
According to the court document, the plaintiff expects a statutory and punitive damages to exceed $5 million.