Benriachs Billy Walker says whisky industry in a Golden Age

[William]

Billy Walker, the scotch whisky veteran who resurrected the fortunes of BenRiach and GlenDronach, believes the industry has entered "a golden age".

Mr Walker, who next week is going out to Mongolia to do tastings as part of a trade mission, is upbeat about the prospects for the industry.

"We really are in an extraordinary period which can definitely be classified as "a golden age". The amazing thing about scotch whisky is that this little country of some 5.2m people has successfully secured the position of making scotch whisky the absolute international drink of choice. 140 million cases were exported worldwide in the last twelve months and exports generated over £4 billion for the UK balance of trade.

Read more here:
www.scotchmaltwhisky.co.uk/benriachglendronachgoldenage.htm
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[Quaich1]

That's a fascinating article. I like the concept of a Golden Age of scotch whisky.
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