Scotch whisky

Some rural distilleries have closed visitor centres while others have cutr opening hours due to less footfall and difficulties finding staff.

Import taxes on Scotch whisky will be halved from 10% to 5% - a deal the UK government said would be worth £250m to the UK's economy.

The drinks giant says a review of its operations "regretfully" included plans to shut the centre.

Food Standards Scotland says a distillery had been making alcohol "without required safety controls".

Tough economic forces are bearing down on whisky producers and the sectors which rely on them.

Supplies of a 12-year-old reserve produced by John Dewar & Sons in Glasgow accidentally flowed into a factory drainage system.

The US president did not leave the UK as the toast of Scotch whisky distillers after failing to cut tariffs.