Whisky
Commons · Question 35062 · Tabled 3 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Tracy Gilbert
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the percentage of whisky distilleries in (a) England, (b) Northern Ireland, (c) Scotland and (d) Wales that mash, ferment, and distil on one si
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 10 Mar 2025
Accurate figures can only be obtained from those whiskies subject to HMRC verification checks for registered geographical indications, so the figure for English Whisky is an estimate. The percentages are 100% for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and a...