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Whisky by numbers Impress your friends with these facts and figures 36 bottles of Scotch whisky are shipped from Scotland to 166 markets around the world each second, totalling over 1.14 billion a year
There are currently 134 operating Scotch whisky distilleries across Scotland
342,000 KM
Laid end to end, those bottles would stretch about 342,000km – which is 90% of the distance to the moon
More than 10,000 people are directly employed in the Scotch whisky industry in Scotland...
10,000
...and over 40,000 jobs across the UK are supported by the industry...
...7,000 of these jobs are in rural areas providing vital employment and investment to communities across the Highlands and Islands
To be classified as a Scotch whisky, the spirit must have been matured within oak casks in Scotland for a minimum of three years
£3 . 8 BILLION
Some 22 million casks lie maturing in warehouses in Scotland just waiting to be discovered
Scotch whisky exports are worth £3.8 billion each year (down from £4.9bn pre-Covid)
Source: Scotch Whisky Association figures from 2020. www.scotch-whisky.org.uk
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