date:Mar 04, 2016
d for sale in the UK declined by around one-fourth.
In 2005, more than 107 million bottles were sold. However, the sales volumes did not exceed 100 million in any year after 2008.
However, the scenario changed last year which saw around 84.9 million bottles released for sale as compared to 83.3 million bottles made available for sale in 2014, the report stated.
The association report states that the current tax level including excise and VAT of 76% on average priced bottle of Scotch whisky is