Scran episode 12: Pirates, smugglers and illicit distilling - the Glengoyne story with Gordon Dallas
Whisky is one of Scotland's major exports as well as a huge tourism driver. But did you know that some whisky history also includes illicit distilling, pirates and vagabonds?
This week on Scran we delve into just that with the Glengoyne story, as told by their whisky experiential ambassador Gordon Dallas.
Rosalind finds out how it is inextricably linked to the rapid rise of Glasgow as an industrial powerhouse, through violent vagabonds and Victorian entrepreneurs to modern day pirates.
Rosalind also chats to Sean Murphy, editor of the Scotsman food and drink about Glengoyne, and distilling's illegal past in Scotland.
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