Whisky

    The Scottish Whisky industry contributes more to the British economy than the City of London, according to a new report. Yes - Good for Us  - Good for Scotland.
    Apparently  Whisky is Scotland's biggest export and there seems to be an ever increasing demand from emerging markets
     This is just as well because in Scotland and the rest of Britain it is now only an old man's drink and is not drunk much by other age groups.
      Going round one of Scotland's many distilleries is a fascinating thing to do with lots of wonderful smells- from the malting of the barley to the huge containers full of fermenting grain, to the beautiful copper stills.
      You are told that the essential factor for taste is the local water, hence each distillery producing its own malt whisky with it's own unique taste.
      The old men in Scotland love nothing better than to sit and drink and argue over which Malt is better than another.
      A blend is a mixture of different malts and considered by the old men to be a much inferior product. They are very happy to see that all exported.