It's clear that Scottish distilling has refused to rest on
its laurels in 2018, continuously taking traditional techniques and
marrying them to startling innovation.
Our globally famous industry remains at distilling's cutting
edge, and the rewards are significant against the backdrop of a
major rise in international whisky demand that's seen
connoisseurs looking for ever more unusual and interesting
products.
Of course, we Scots have led the way in disruptive distilling
for centuries. In 1826, Robert Stein, the so-called 'Henry Ford
of the Whisky Industry' invented a method of continuous
distillation, allowing spirit to be produced much faster and
resulting in a 30-fold increase.