Thursday, January 22, 2009

The Economist: Amidst the gloom, single malts are flourishing

The Economist is running an interesting article about the success of single malts amidst all the financial turmoil. 
 

MOST recession-blighted manufacturers worry that their next order is likely to be for mothballs. Not so Scotland’s whisky makers: they are busy bringing old distilleries back to life and building new ones. The reason is not that the British are drowning their economic sorrows; it is that exports of single malts are booming...

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