Random Scotch Whisky Facts:

1. 42 bottles of whisky are exported from Scotland every second.

2. The Scottish Parliament first taxed whisky in 1644.

3. Licensed Scotch whisky production was banned from 1757 to 1760 due to a poor grain harvest.

4. With a population of 5.4 million, and more than 20 million barrels of whisky in store, Scotland has almost four casks of whisky per citizen. Laid end to end, these casks would stretch about 30,000 kilometres – or about six times the distance between Edinburgh and New York.

5. With a value of £4.91 billion, Scotch whisky exports accounted for over 20 per cent of all UK food and drink exports in 2019.

Sources:

https://www.worldwhiskyday.com/100-whisky-facts/