Historical NotesIllicit Distilling
In the late 18th and early 19th century, illicit distilling was a black industry throughout Scotland. It is nearly impossible to pick up a Scottish newspaper of the period without coming across some reference to a still being located, or a skirmish between the Excisemen and illegal distillers. Although most of these stills were small-scale affairs, others were of industrial size. Often large gangs of armed men escorted the whisky from the still in the deep countryside to the major population centres where the smugglers sold it.
Agricultural Revolution
The Industrial Revolution is well known. Most people will be aware that Scotland was at the forefront of the process of industrialisation, with many of the innovations of steam power and the associated ma
