Compositition Number 422 - Whisky

These barrels at the Speyside Cooperage give a clue as to the huge amount of Scottish farmland given over, not to food production, but to the production of drink ................

Each year the UK produces around 6.5 million tonnes of barley. About 1.5 million tonnes are exported, 2 million tonnes are used in the brewing and distilling trades with 3 million tonnes being used for animal feed.