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first of all what is BOHICA??
Not sure about laws regarding what airport staff can confiscate and how you retrieve goods confiscated, but below is what can be taken on board UK flights in hand luggage.
At what airport was your whiskey confiscated? What were the circumstances? Was it confiscated before you boarded a connecting flight?? If you go to www.baa.co.uk you will find the exact laws regarding hand luggage restrictions for the UK. Below is taken directly from that website:
All liquids must be in individual containers not greater than 100ml capacity. They must be placed in one transparent re-sealable transparent bag, no larger than 20cm x 20cm (8" x 8") in size, and fit comfortably inside the bag so it can be fastened closed
Only one bag per passenger is allowed. The bag must be clear and re-sealable, such as ‘ziplock’ bags or bags with pressable seals. Larger bags or bags that are not sealable, such as fold-over sandwich bags are not allowed
Each passenger must remove their clear plastic bag from their hand baggage and place it in on the conveyor belt for X-ray screening
Liquids in containers of more than 100ml capacity can be packed in your hold baggage
Exemptions to the liquids rule applies for liquid medicine or baby milk/food
The bolded statement for sure indicates that they cannot take it from you. You can put it into your main hold luggage.
hope the above helps
