Whisky takes off
In the first of his regular series, celebrated whisky writer Dave Broom describes how interest in whisky (and American and Irish whiskey) has been exploding worldwide. Above, R&B Distillers' construction of the Isle of Raasay distillery, visitor centre and hotel in 2016.
Monday, 5 June 2023
There are now more than 140 whisky distilleries in Scotland, 250 in Australia, 200 in France, 100 in Japan, 27 in China and over 1,500 in the US. I could go on.
It is a recent phenomenon. In 2009, Ireland had four distilleries. Now it has 50. A decade ago England had three, now there are 49.
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