WHISKY INTERESTING FACTS

In November 2022 according to the Offie for National Statistics the average price of a nip was £3.25 by December that had risen to £3.29... in 1987 same nip cost 67p.

Around 90% of barley requirements of the industry are sourced in Scotland

More than 11,000 people are directly employed in the Scotch Whisky industry in Scotland and over42,000 jobs across the UK are supported by the industry 7,000 of these jobs in rural areas of Scotland providing vital employment and investment to communities across the Highlands and Islands

Scots aren’t actually the bigger drinkers of whisky the USA remains by far the most valuable market. According to the HMRC, it imported £789.8m of Scotch in 2021, more than double its closest rival which was France.

There are currently 142 operating Scotch Whisky distilleries across Scotland (January 2023)

There are more than 22 million casks of maturing whisky in Scotland. That’s four casks for every person. That is around 12bn 70cl bottles

In 2019, there were 2.2 million visits to Scotch Whisky distilleries, making the industry the third most popular tourist attraction in Scotland

In Diageo’s latest half year results (Feb 2023) the company revealed that following the news last year that Johnnie Walker, had reached £2 billion sales it has continued its success a 21% jump in net sales. Diageo revealed Scotch, which accounts for 29% of the company’s sales by value saw volumes increase 6% and revenue grow 19% over the same period.

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