Scottish Gin best in the world and export sales up 11% to nearly £400 million

According to the Scotch Whisky Association:

‘Scotch Whisky is vital to the entire Scottish and UK economies, adding £5 billion in value each year, supporting more than 40,000 jobs and exporting £4 billion of Scotch annually to almost 200 markets.’

The £4 billion in Whisky exports and £400 million in Gin exports reported here contrasts interestingly with HM Customs and excise figures of only £895m and £108 million lends support to commentator B le Panda below my previous article:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40090366

https://thoughtcontrolscotland.com/2017/07/29/scottish-government-invests-in-glasgows-second-new-distillery-as-scottish-whisky-sales-climb-toward-1-billion-and-scotland-produces-28-of-all-uk-food-and-drink-exports/comment-page-1/#comment-3950

http://www.scotch-whisky.org.uk/news-publications/news/uk-market-for-scotch-whisky-grows-in-2016/

Now, Scottish produced Gin exports are up 11% to £400 million with Esker Gin from Aberdeenshire now recognised as the best in the world at the International Wine and Spirit Competition in London on 26^th July. Other Scottish gins won silver awards for packaging and mixing.

https://sbnn.co.uk/2017/08/02/aberdeenshire-high-spirits-local-gin-producers-win-title-worlds-best-gin/

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